Advice

The Craft of Flash Novella Writing

Feb 23, 2015

Essay by Meg Pokrass

The novella-in-flash, divided into tiny bits of action, mirrors life this way.

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Misdirection

Feb 09, 2015

TW Prizewinning Advice Writing by Ruth Carmel

Kids take and take and take, and they may as well give back. Writing about them is a painless way for them to do it.

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If Only They Had Listicles in Regency England

Jan 26, 2015

TW Column by Emily Toth

The first sentence of Pride and Prejudice works as a tweet, but not as flash.

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In Search of Small Stones

Dec 24, 2014

Theme Essay by Carla M. Wilson

Happy holidays from Talking Writing! As a gift to yourself, try the writerly 'New Year's Challenge' offered with this piece.

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Three Money Lessons for Starry-Eyed Authors

Oct 20, 2014

TW Column by David Biddle

Self-published literary novels do not sell well on Amazon—or anywhere else.

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A Guy in a Metal Suicide-Box

Oct 01, 2014

Book Excerpt by William Least Heat-Moon

On Shakespeare’s birthday I received my first rejection: 'Perhaps your travels seem interesting to you, but to others...'

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So, Is Writing Therapy?

Sep 22, 2014

Essay by Elizabeth Marcus

Writing succeeded where the best professional help had failed.

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Happy Twentieth Birthday, "Bird by Bird"

Sep 22, 2014

Tribute Essay by Kathy Curto

My paperback copy, first purchased in 2004, is tattered and coffee-stained with faded Post-it Notes.

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Self-Doubt: The Worst Distraction for Writers

Nov 11, 2013

Theme Essay by Tarn Wilson

Instead of managing the deluge of emails and envelopes with the grace of the professional, I was crushed by them.

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What Makes a Good Writing Guide?

Nov 06, 2013

Book Review by Emily Toth

Some people believe there’s a secret formula to writing a bestseller—or that anyone can do it.

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