Curio Fiction: Showcasing the Fantastic in Our World
Curio fiction as a subgenre places the fantastic alongside the mundane, yet the story’s speculative elements feel subtle compared to...
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The 50-Word Writing Challenge with Joe Webb - Joe's Turn!
The 50-Word Challenge returns, with me giving storyteller Joe Webb a new writing prompt every fifty words. We wanted to show the playful...
The 50-Word Writing Challenge with Joe Webb - Diane's Turn!
Joe Webb comes up with the best writing challenges! In our latest YouTube collab, Joe gave me a different prompt every fifty words while...
What All Writers Can Learn from Folktales (Writing Exercise)
Folktales ignite our imaginations and reveal facets of human nature. In any story, writers design challenges that force their characters...
Writing a Story with Joe Webb . . . One Sentence at a Time
I teamed up with YouTuber Joe Webb The Storyteller to write two stories ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME, with each of us taking turns. The results...
Recipe for a 250-Word Story
My collaboration video with Joe Webb, where we each wrote a story using the same prompt, inspired me to share my recipe for writing...
2 Professional Writers, 1 Story Prompt
I had so much fun doing this storytelling collaboration with Joe Webb over on his channel! Using the same writing prompt, we both crafted...
How to Write a Strong Story Concept (Reverse Book Blurb Exercise)
A story concept is the general idea of what a story will be about in terms of the plot, characters, and setting. As a writing exercise,...
How to Build Your Writing Vocabulary
Great writers equip themselves with an arsenal of words. An expansive vocabulary allows one to capture precise images and emotions, but...
Using Echo Exercises to Improve Your Writing
“Through others we become ourselves.” ― Lev S. Vygotsky Echo exercises are a way to practice absorbing, analyzing, and imitating another...
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