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Writer’s Block? Here’s the cure…

via Inefficient   One question we hear every day is "how do I get over writer's block?" I bet you've heard this one thrown around a lot. You might've even asked it. I know I have. Our answer is a bit unconventional and it never fails to shock the one asking. The answer is— Are … Continue reading Writer’s Block? Here’s the cure…

Write, right now. Turn an idea into "the end" in 90 days with the Askew Challenge. www.rhetoricaskew.com
Amaryllis Media Creative Development, Writing Best Practices

Stop Making Your Characters Feel Invisible!

via Invisible I'm asked a lot (A LOT) what it takes to become an author. I can't help but pause each time I hear those words. "Is it a trick question?" It might be, but the answer is simple—WRITE!   It really is that simple. If you want to be a writer/author then all you … Continue reading Stop Making Your Characters Feel Invisible!

Dusty Grein, ACP How to Write Classical Poetry

Exploring Classical Poetry — Part 3

The narrative poem can take many forms, but I would like to explore a very unique pattern, which I have used to create a new poetic form I call the ravenelle, in honor of the eerie poem whose structure it is based on. The basic format is trochaic, and while it may seem to be done in octameter lines, it is actually written by combining eleven tetrameter lines into six written lines of poetry in each stanza.