People who use language in unusual ways
By Alicia AnsteadDo you admire people who use language in unusual ways? Chances are if you’re reading this, you do – or you are that person. I love when someone turns a phrase that makes me stop and reconsider conventions or expectations. I have a friend who never gets his verb tenses correct, but his mistakes serve to remind me: Break the rules and discover a new truth. Sometimes he speaks poetry without even knowing it.
Features
Wild mind
By Alicia AnsteadNatalie Goldberg reveals the secrets of true writing.
The big questions
By Roger S. GottliebDeepen plots by adding philosophical dimension.
Zoo story
By Hillary CasavantDavid James Poissant goes behind the scenes of short stories.
Karen Avivi: Self-Publishing
By Megan KaplonHow a YA author took publishing into her own hands.
Moving stories
By Melissa HartPut down the pen and pick up the camera for video literature.
Capturing momentum
By Robert HirschfieldSamrat Upadhyay harnesses the voices of Nepal in his short stories and novels.
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Getting clubby
By Jack HamannWhat you can learn from non-writing readers.
Touching work
By Stuart KestenbaumCraft your poems like an artist crafts clay.
The same page
By Hillary CasavantMid-career writers find their place.
Begin with children
By Melissa HartSkipping Stones celebrates diversity and identity in youth.
July 1968
By Hillary CasavantA scriptwriter breaks down the structure of a story.
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