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Featuring everything new and experienced authors need to develop creative and technical skills. Check out writing development articles, our Word of the Day, writing prompts, anthology opportunities and more!

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Angst

Hahaha! Raise your hands if you saw the title of this writing article and immediately groaned and rolled your eyes at the idea of hearing me talk about it! Yes, yes...I know. If you thought it was a secret, it's not. I am well aware of my use of teen angst in my stories, and have gotten countless angry emails about it over the years. Trust me...I know. BUT...if any of my readers feel angry, impatient, worried, or sexually FRUSTRATED beyond belief, when reading my stories...then congra
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Prompts

Prompt 868 and Prompt 869

March is flying by and we are already halfway through the month. Where did the time go? And the are expecting snow? Oh well. It is Friday, that means it is time for the new prompts. Prompt 868 - Creative Tag - Oh, Pup! It snowed last night and you woke to a foot and a half of the frozen mess. You made coffee and were about to head back to bed when you heard a thud near the back door. Afraid that ice had fallen onto your grill, you open the back door to check. Instead of ice, you s
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Things and Stuff

Adjectives... The simple act of using extra words to further describe the sights, sounds, and feels, of the picture that you're trying to paint for your audience. A single adjective can change the whole perspective of the current scene that your readers are engaged in at the moment. For example, let's say they walk into their bedroom and there's a body laying in their bed. Ok, so what does that mean? The truth is...it can mean a LOT of things. An adjective will set the tone for th
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Prompt 866 and Prompt 867

March is not sure what it wants to do. Windy and chilly, quickly followed by warmth and a beautiful day. Anyway, we reached Friday and I have new prompts for you. Prompt 866 - Creative Tag - List of Words Use the following words in a story - a bunny, a bag of jelly beans, a card, a new blue shirt, and an egg. Prompt 867 - Creative Tag - First Line "What are you trying to hide?" So those are the latest prompts. Does either one appeal to you? If so feel free to c
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Cliffhangers

You know, there's a quote that says that jealousy in a loving relationship is a lot like salt in your food. Just enough can enrich and enhance flavor, but too much can bitter the taste. I think that, when it comes to putting cliffhangers in your stories, perhaps from chapter to chapter, or maybe even from completed novel to completed novel...the same rule applies. I mean, sure, you can write cliffhangers all day long if you really wanted to...but it can get tiresome in the long run. In fact, I t
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Prompt 864 and Prompt 865

March has come in with wind and cold. Here we are on the first Friday of the month and that means new prompts for everyone. Prompt 864 - Creative Tag - First "I wondered how long it would take you, but now I know!" Prompt 865 - Creative Tag - Luck of the Irish They say a kiss from the Irish is lucky. You aren't so sure, especially since you ran into one Sean McDabney. Sean is 6'4", solid muscle, fair skin, hair that glows like burnt copper, and just twenty-one years
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