Monthly Archives: July 2020

Contest Alert

Posted on July 31, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Conflict (n): the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction CRAFT Literary is looking for conflict! “Tension. X vs. Y stories. Strong narrative arcs (or other shapes. We want to hold our … Continue reading →

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Enlivening Emily

Posted on July 30, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Today, July 30, is the divine Emily Bronte’s birthday. What a gift she is to the world — her fire, her compassion, her poetry, and the sublime and stormy Wuthering Heights! Gems from Emily to enliven us all: “Whatever our … Continue reading →

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Worthy Goals

Posted on July 29, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

As we all continue to work our way through these challenging times, we can take solace from the fact that, as writers, every experience we have can be fuel for our creativity and help us along our writing journey. As … Continue reading →

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Plotting Pointers

Posted on July 28, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

“A story that has nothing but action and plot is a pretty poor affair; and some great stories have neither. To my mind, plot is merely one way of telling a story, by connecting the happenings tightly; usually through causal … Continue reading →

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One Step

Posted on July 27, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

“To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at at time, but we must keep on stepping.” Chinese proverb One step at a time. One word, one phrase, one sentence. Sometimes it’s hard to remember that … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on July 25, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously
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Inciting Inertia

Posted on July 24, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

“Inciting inertia” — sounds confusing and contradictory, doesn’t it? By definition, something inert is: 1) lacking in the power to move; 2) very slow to move or act: sluggish; 3) deficient in active properties. Considering all this, any plan to … Continue reading →

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Ceaseless Creativity

Posted on July 23, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”   Maya Angelou What an uplifting thought, isn’t it? It’s so easy and even ordinary to think of creativity as a limited resource, something that we can use … Continue reading →

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Self-publishing Scams

Posted on July 22, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Hank Quense writes humorous and satiric sci-fi and fantasy stories and has published 19 books and 50 short stories and dozens of articles. He often lectures on fiction writing and publishing and has a fabulous step-by-step guide called How to … Continue reading →

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”Mental Momentum”

Posted on July 21, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Susan Choi is a novelist and creative-writing professor at Princeton who’s won the Asian American Literary Award for her debut novel The Foreign Student and was a Pulitzer Pize finalist for American Women, her second novel. When interviewed for The … Continue reading →

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