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Archive
2012
Jan 25th
Advice for Fiction Writers Taking Creative-Writing Workshops
2011
Oct 11th
Student Critiquing in Workshops: Analysis and a Caution
Jul 27th
Academic Fiction: A Distinct Genre
May 25th
The Renaissance of Literary Fiction: Join the Revolution
Apr 20th
Summer Workshops: Tips for Learning Literary Fiction
Feb 1st
Why Contemporary Literary Fiction Fails to Achieve Excellence
2010
Dec 13th
Improving Dialogue
Nov 13th
What Exactly Is a Character-Based Plot?
Oct 28th
Genre Disses Contemporary Literary Fiction
Aug 26th
Exposing the Dark Side of Academic Fiction Workshops
Jul 6th
Engaging a Reader in Literary Fiction
Mar 31st
Fertilizing Imagination
Feb 26th
Publishers: Gorging on Authorial Hope
Feb 4th
The Danger of Overuse of 1ST Person Narrative in Literary Fiction
Feb 3rd
Rapping on the Teaching of Creative Writing
Jan 4th
Style of Writing and Literary Fiction
2009
Dec 4th
Literary Stories Must Be Significant
Nov 19th
Meaning in the Literary Fictional Story
Nov 10th
Imagination in Literary Fiction
Oct 22nd
Great Fiction Is Creative, Not Intuitive: Getting Started
Oct 8th
Literary Fiction Needs Writers Who Care About Story
Aug 22nd
Creating Effective Dialogue
Aug 19th
Reevaluating Student Critiques in Creative-Writing Workshops
Mar 2nd
Coppin' a'tude About Poetry Contests and Fees and a severe caution issued
Jan 9th
Top-Ten Rules for Fiction Workshops
Jan 8th
The Devil in Literary Contests
Jan 4th
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