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Mark Twain on First Getting Published (1906) My experiences as an author began early in 1867. I came to New York from San Francisco in the first month of that year and presently Charles H. Webb, whom I had known in San Francisco as a reporter on The Bulletin, and afterward editor of The Californian,…
This expansive list contains 101 themes, subgenres, and story conventions that writers can explore in short stories and novels.
This is a real account taking from eye witness testimony collected for the book Vampires and Vampirism published in 1919.
Here are 184 Daily Writing Prompts for Students with Rubrics . These could be for middle school or high school students. Some might be
Here are 36 types, forms, and formats for poems. Some of these are obscure, and some of them are very common. They are from all over world and many different languages and cultures. If you’re a poet or a writer you are driven to be better than you already are, and many want to go…
Vampires, werewolves, psychological thrills, or grotesque monsters, sink your teeth into these 10 Creepy Short Stories Every Writer Must Read for Halloween.
The world of literary journals is always expanding with exciting new publications launching frequently. As an avid reader and writer, it can be challenging
Here is a list of 20 ridiculously famous and successful books that were rejected multiple times before being accepted and going on to great success.
Here are 50 common simple writing mistakes to avoid. It helps a great deal if you just know these. Sure Grammarly and other grammar checkers will catch some of these mistakes, but more times than not you’ll find these very simple mistakes can throw off those checkers. It’s much easier to just memorize these and…
This is our continue the poem page. Just like continue the story, we collectively write a poem together in the comments.
Here is the 31 day October writing game Challenge! This is one writing game per day for the Month of October. See if you can do all of them! I
Each person takes turns writing a haiku that responds to the previous one. The goal is to create a themed chain of haikus.
Word Association Game – A Word Journey with Example Word Association is a word game where participants take turns sharing words or phrases that are related in some way to the word or phrase mentioned before them. These connections can be based on similarities in meaning, associations, or personal experiences. Let’s walk through an…
Here are 31 Creepy Writing Prompts for Every Day of October 2023. These prompts will keep you writing. They are all a little creepy, but not really horror prompts, that way they are for everyone. We will be doing a writing prompts list for every month, so keep an eye out. October 1: In…