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So You Want to Write a Character with a Disability

August 16, 2021
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Help with Characters, Reviews: Books, Movies, Short Stories, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Rachel Petri, Student Contributor As a visually impaired student, I know that stories about disabled characters always resonate very deeply with me. I love to see another person face struggles that reflect mine and watch a character fight the…

How Genre Gave Me Confidence

March 20, 2019
Student Contributor
Industry, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Meredith Lundell, Student Contributor Did you know that “family saga” is a genre of literature? I didn’t until last month when a research project sent me into the world of literary agents. When I saw “family saga” listed among the genres a particular agent was interested in, it was the quintessential “light bulb” moment for me.

Critique Groups: What to Expect

May 30, 2018
Staff Writer
Giving and Receiving Critique, The Writing Life, Workshops, Writing Tips and Tools
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An interview by Tineke Bryson One of the most exciting aspects of the Summer Workshop is also—for some!—the most intimidating: critique groups. For that reason, I decided to ask the two members of our team—Rachel Garner and Gabrielle Schwabauer—who organize the critique groups to share their perspectives!

Blogs Are Always Right (And Other Misconceptions)

May 7, 2018
Tineke
Push Your Imagination, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Lydia DeGisi, Student Contributor When I was probably around eleven years old, I read a nonfiction book called Plot by a woman named Ansen Dibell. It was published in 1988, is considered a writing craft cornerstone by no one, and is criticized on Amazon for covering little original ground. I loved it, reading and rereading Plot in the same manner I read novels.

Turn Your Gift with Words Inside Out

April 30, 2018
Staff Writer
Culture, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Tineke Bryson, Staff Writer I don’t know about you, but when I first learned I had an ability with words, I immediately assumed it could only be for one reason: I was destined to publish books!