Hello SErs! Harmony here. I hope this finds you all well. Today, we are embarking upon the first of a four-part post on writing flash fiction; that is, stories of 500 words or less. I will link back to each part in subsequent posts for ease of reference. As most of you will know by … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Your Hook
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Using Vignettes
Hello SErs! Harmony here. I hope this finds you all well. Today, I wanted to talk about using vignettes in your novels. Here is the dictionary definition of a vignette: vignette viːˈnjɛt,vɪˈnjɛt/ noun 1. A brief evocative description, account, or episode. "a classic vignette of embassy life" One of the best uses of this device is … Continue reading Using Vignettes
Pantsing Toward an Outline: a Hybrid Approach
Hello to all the Story Empire readers. P. H. Solomon here today with a few outlining ideas. We've had more than a few posts on this site addressing our approaches to this writing task ( which is admittedly odious to some writers out there). Here are a few of those posts: Recently, Joan Hall gave … Continue reading Pantsing Toward an Outline: a Hybrid Approach
Creative Grammar
Hello SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I wanted to talk about grammar and how we can use it creatively. The thing with grammar rules and conventions is that they are ever changing and things go in and out of vogue. Often, opinions differ as to what is and is not acceptable at any given time, … Continue reading Creative Grammar
The other path
Craig here today to talk about something most writers don't discuss. We always write about our ongoing projects, maybe share a new trick we've picked up, that sort of thing. Today, I want to talk about that other time in a writer's life. I can only speak for myself, but I don't constantly draft new … Continue reading The other path
