Word for Words Blog for Writers

Symbols and motif deepen writing If you've heard it once, you've heard it countless times: Show; don't tell. Fiction writer...

Belief matters in writing In writing and matters of faith, it's easy to go to one extreme or the other: be heavy handed, or avoid t...

The right words improve wour writing  Becoming a better writer is like moving to a new city. Acclimating yourself to an unfamiliar n...

When people ask about critique groups for writers, I generally steer them away from those that don't address their genre. Yet, cross-gen...

 Find the flash in your short fiction  As e-readers and devices get smaller and time gets shorter, here's how to edit short fic...

A colleague recently asked me to read the first draft of a captivating personal essay, but something was missing — the right title and the ...

Break writer's block by writing Writers who say they can't write often mean they're afraid to write. Reasons include not kn...

Emotions in scenes reveal character Why show emotions in scenes instead of telling how characters feel? Because readers like discovery ...