Figure out affect vs effect, lie vs lay, i.e. vs e.g., and more.
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If you could take a pill that would remove pain and suffering, would you?
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What is it in suffering-filled stories that calls to the human nature?
Read moreThe Responsibility of the Artist: a Theology in Process Conversation
What is the responsibility of the artist? What responsibility do they have to their audience and to their art itself?
Read moreThe Art of Dialogue: Character Conflict
Empower dialogue with strong conflict.
Read moreThe Pitched Battle of Subtext
The power of the unsaid.
Read moreTheft, Dialogue, and Other Things My Undergrad Experience Taught Me
Draw on the authenticity of other people’s speech habits.
Read moreMaster Characterization through Description
How to do better than "tall, dark, and handsome."
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Understand the impact of microcosm and macrocosm in story
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Approach editing like the hero you are.
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How to create art in the face of failure.
Read moreMercy to Press On
Explore the sovereignty of God and his gift of the Imago Dei.
Read moreA Quick Guide to Not Following Your Gut
Write with confidence instead of your intestines.
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A Mild Rude-Humor Writing Question
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Turn words into melodies.
Read morePackaging the Meat of Your Message
Wrap your message in words that enhance its meaning.
Read moreHow to Write during the Cruelest Month
Balance hope and grief.
Read moreBruises and Getting through Ugly First Drafts
We’re all writing a new first draft. Here’s how to survive and revise.
Read moreAn Open Letter in the Time of Coronavirus
Face fear, make history, write about it.
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Hone your dialogue skills.
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