Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! It's a day of Harmony here at Story Empire 🙂 Today, I'd like to start a new series of posts on Homonyms to share with you. Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs: Words that fall under any of these three categories often confuse readers and writers alike. So, what are they? HOMONYMS are … Continue reading Homonyms with Harmony, Part 1–Introduction
Literary Elements
Story Verbing Part 1
Greetings, Story Empire mavens! Today’s post starts a two-parter on the nuances of choosing effective verbs to enhance description. Sure, it sounds simple, but you might be impressed with the possibilities. Per my pattern, this post starts with the basics so Part 2 next month will let us explore, play, experiment, brainstorm, innovate—pick some cool … Continue reading Story Verbing Part 1
How to Use Prologues, Part 12, Summary
Image courtesy of Tumisu via Pixabay Hi SErs! It's a day of Harmony here at Story Empire 🙂 Today, as promised, we're here to close up this series on prologues with an easy, at-a-glance summary of the whole topic. For your convenience, I've created an A4 downloadable jpeg, which you can save and print if … Continue reading How to Use Prologues, Part 12, Summary
Metaphysical Elements in Writing – Gemstones
Hello, SE'ers! It's Jan again with the first part of the new series that's all about including metaphysical elements in fiction writing. Today, I'm going to explore the use of gemstones in stories. If you follow my personal blog, you know I did a fairly extensive series of posts on various gemstones I own, along … Continue reading Metaphysical Elements in Writing – Gemstones
How to Use Prologues, Part 11, Prologues and Epilogues
Image courtesy of Tumisu via Pixabay Hi SErs! It's a day of Harmony here at Story Empire 🙂 Today, I'd like to talk about epilogues in relation to prologues. Here's a link to the previous post on Recap of Tools. What is an Epilogue? An epilogue is like a prologue in that it adds to … Continue reading How to Use Prologues, Part 11, Prologues and Epilogues
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