smorgishborg

You need to learn the rules before you break them though. I cringe just as often when reviewers let other writers off for going e.e.cummings on everyone without a good ...

Don't think very hard. Save that for revision.

My sister pooled her money and got a camera this year, which, to my discomfort, is better than mine. With two photographers in the family, this has led to some ...

The Sun Also Rises: Expats drink.

Carrie unwrapped the meticulously covered box with a fevered enthusiasm, tearing off handfuls of paper, and throwing them behind her like a dog digging in the lawn. The shreds of ...

Ending without sucking.

Wait, how on earth did I end up posting this in other fiction? Too many tabs open, I think... Thanks for moving.

Inspired by a forthcoming book on writing by Elmore Leonard, The Guardian newspaper asked a bunch of other authors to provide their top ten writing tips. It's a great aticle ...

As a reminder to people in this thread, capitalize your I's. Curiously, the five subsequent posts all began with "I"... Also, a brief check through the story forums showed sixty ...

Sometimes you go to the supermarket, buy a bottle of milk, have a realization about the meaning of life, and return home. Sometimes you go to the supermarket, but it's ...

Take a walk around town, hang out with a couple friends, eat, drink, sleep, go to school, and start writing again when you have something organic to write about. You ...

Thanks for the responses! The way I approached this was kinda funny actually, I had read an article in NatGeo a few weeks back about State Fairs, and was inspired ...

The Minnesota State fair took place a couple weeks ago, and I went with my camera. Great decision. Here are a couple of the better shots. The entire album is ...

It depends on what influences what. A character with charisma can influence the plot, if I was writing a story about Abraham Lincoln, I would be writing a story for ...

The Battle Hymn of the Republic is the most remarkable bit of poetry I've ever read or heard.