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October 27-28 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free Event in Irving, TX Every story must have a point. Without it, readers walk away, disappointed, saying, “What’s the point?’ So not only...

Top Five Reasons Stories Aren’t Read Movies have more action and intrigue. They require less time. Watching sports puts people onto the playing field. Reading feels like work without pay....

You may know people who talk aimlessly, without any sense of purpose in their messages, never getting to a meaningful point. But you might not, since most listeners today don’t...

In Writing with Emotion, Tension, & Conflict, Cheryl St. John writes: Become so involved in the character’s backstory and motivation that you can close your eyes and imagine how you’d...

Some authors have bestselling books that are boring and poorly written. On the other hand, many wonderful books are returned to the publisher, unsold. If you’re asking whether your writing...

You don’t want to be caught in the spider’s fly trap. No, wait . . . we didn’t say that quite right. “You don’t want to be caught in the writer’s try...

What is the difference between then and now? Is the day before the same as yesterday? Depending on the perspective from which a story is told, we need different words...

We naturally write whatever comes to mind. That’s wonderful. We can’t write what isn’t on our minds, can we? But after you’ve written, it’s time to see how the words...

The King of Ing The progressive-tense -ing words should always be used for repetitive actions. Usually, the simple past tense is better. John was buttoning his shirt. How long does...