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The Delve
- Raymond Chandler tries Japanese candy … or cookiesPhilip Marlowe gets more than he bargained for when he accepts a simple job involving mysterious food. Continue reading →
- Is it socially irresponsible to work for minimum wage?Takeaways from "Convenience Store Woman," a novel by a best-selling novelist who had to work at a convenience store to make ends meet. Continue reading →
- How to read out loud like a proThis video is the greatest thing I’ve seen in months Continue reading →
- For royalty only: the most exclusive newsletter of all timeYou might assume it was about politics, sensitive geopolitical tensions, or international espionage. You couldn't be more wrong. Continue reading →
- Haiku master Basho tries Japanese candyPale sticks like ivory Unexpected sweetness—joy! Chestnuts abandoned Continue reading →
- Catherine the Great’s shockingly expensive hobbyIt wasn't clothing. Or art. Or even jewelry. Continue reading →
- How to win writing contestsThere are only three things you need to do to win writing contests. Continue reading →
- The biggest myths about the most famous nail polish of all timeA deep dive into the history of the one and only Vamp. Continue reading →
- A 10-word story"Funeral Notice" Continue reading →
- Your old photo album might be worth millionsIt all depends on whose photos are inside. This one contains some of the rarest pictures of all time. Continue reading →
How to Write Like
- How to write like Renee AprilNothing’s original, but character voice makes you stick around. Character voice is the most important aspect of any storytelling medium, in my opinion. I think writers need to focus on their voice and what makes their story stand out.
- How to write haikuWriting a rudimentary, no-frills haiku is easy. You can do it in 60 seconds. However, if you want to go beyond the basics and create a truly amazing haiku, you’ll need to take your time and do a little extra work.
- How to write like yourselfWe write what we know, but do we really know how we write? Indie author Doug Schwartz explains how to write like yourself.
- Get a free ebook!A free copy of the new mini novella, "The Drowned Town," is all yours. Here's how to get it.
- How to write a deus ex machina endingDeus ex machina has a bad reputation. And not without reason. This highly contrived way of solving an unsolvable problem in a work of fiction is one of the hallmarks of sloppy writing. Still, as a plot device, deus ex machina isn’t 100% bad if you know how to use it correctly.
- How to write like Jane AustenAt first glance, it seems easy to write like Jane Austen. But it’s actually a lot trickier than it looks.
- How to write like Ann Livi AndrewsI used to feel that the full story was swimming around in my head and I was simply netting it out of the water as I wrote it down, but now I take a much more in-control approach to my writing
- How to write like E.E. CummingsIf you’re ready to shake off the shackles of conventional rhyme and meter, but don’t know where to begin, there’s no better place to start than learning to write like E.E. Cummings.
- How to write like Ian S. BottTo me, the point of writing is to benefit the reader in some way. Where I get my gears in a grind over literary fiction is when it seems to be written more for the glorification of the author than for the benefit of any reader.
- How to write like Dorothy ParkerWhether you’re a poet, essayist, critic, or fiction writer, learning to write like Dorothy Parker can seriously up your composition game.
