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How to Use Symbolism To Elevate Your Storytelling

Guest Blogger — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:00:13 +0000

Angela Ackerman Stories should be a true experience for readers. Like a gourmet meal, we want there to be more to them than just what is seen on the surface. This depth can be added a number of ways—through subplots, character arc, subtext, theme, and symbolism. Of them all, symbolism is one of the simplest […]

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Life’s Theme

Laura Drake — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:09:54 +0000

We're always happy when Laura quits juggling chainsaws long enough to share a blog! By Laura Drake What is theme? You can read the whole definition here, but the gist is: it’s a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work. Why use theme? Here's a great article that explains, but […]

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Lessons I've Learned About Memoir Writing

writersinthestorm — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:13 +0000

by Jenny Hansen In my wildest dreams, I never imagined I’d write a memoir. Like most of you, I’ve written as long as I can remember, and from the very first day, I’ve lived solidly in the fiction camp. Before we get any farther, let’s make sure we’re all speaking the same language. What is […]

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Writing The Big Picture - Don't Trash The Roadmap

Guest Blogger — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:10:54 +0000

By Sharla Rae In our WITS crit group, we all have our individual critiquing talents: grammar, tight writing, action scenes, male point of view, description etc. And when one of us starts a new project, we verbalize or write an outline of the story so that our partners can critique the individual story elements as well as the […]

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