The Writer's Workout

Imagine your story as a roller coaster (I’m partial to the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney World). From the moment your readers strap...

Who's telling your story and how? This month, we’re dissecting two story elements that often get confused with each other: point of view...

A note before we begin: This course is designed to help hearing writers achieve stronger flow and pacing. In our experience, deaf writers...

“Show, don’t tell” is a well-worn anecdote that any aspiring writer has probably heard dozens of times—from well-meaning English...

What is a Trope? A trope is a symbol or theme in literature that becomes so common that its use is easily recognized across different...

It is “a truth universally acknowledged” that no one writes quite like Jane Austen. Her mix of wit,levity, and sharp social observation...

Dialogue is a very important component of stories, one that may seem simple at first but is more complex the more you think about it.