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Category: On Writing

These posts are thoughts from our Regular Contributors about the art of writing.

Where do stories come from? (III)

June 11, 2016 by Phil Town On Writing 0 Comments

Where do stories come from? (II)

May 14, 2016 by Phil Town On Writing 0 Comments

On Writing: The Fight for Publication

April 30, 2016 by kstuart00 Historical Fiction, On Writing 0 Comments

Where do stories come from?

April 16, 2016 by Phil Town On Writing 0 Comments

What’s involved in publishing a book

April 9, 2016 by Ann Stanley On Writing 0 Comments

Creative Writing – The Hobbit: Movie vs. Book

March 5, 2016 by Alice Nelson On Writing 12 Comments

On Writing – The Day I Learned to Be a Professional

February 13, 2016 by Jeff Elkins On Writing 6 Comments

Creative Writing: We Have To Take A Look At Bad Writing Too

January 30, 2016 by Alice Nelson On Writing 6 Comments

Creative Writing – ‘Twas the Day After Christmas

December 26, 2015 by Alice Nelson On Writing 6 Comments

And Art Unlike Any Other

December 19, 2015 by kstuart00 On Writing 4 Comments

Creative Writing: It Really Is A Wonderful Life

December 12, 2015 by Alice Nelson On Writing 5 Comments

On Writing – Angels and Demons

December 5, 2015 by Guest Author On Writing, Uncategorized 0 Comments

On Writing – NaNoWriMo – Even If You're Done, You're Not Done

November 28, 2015 by Jeff Elkins On Writing 2 Comments

Creative Writing – Fringe: Second Time's a Charm

November 21, 2015 by Alice Nelson On Writing 8 Comments

Write a Story They Won't Soon Forget

October 24, 2015 by kstuart00 On Writing 3 Comments

Creative Writing: Lost

October 10, 2015 by Alice Nelson On Writing 13 Comments

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