Tag: How to Tips
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I invited Sage Tyrtle to talk about “The King of Elkport” , to tell us a bit about the inspiration behind it, what readers should expect, and any similar books that we have read. Here’s what Sage wrote-in for the Guest Blogpost: The inspiration for this book came from thinking about the way rich people…
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This month, somehow, I managed a wonderful mix of publications: CNF in Fatal Flaw Literary, Fiction in The Citron Review and Column in trampset. On the new writing front, sadly, not looking good. I felt encouraged with a truckload of nearly-there decline notices (which are really heartbreaking at the point of receiving them). As they…
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Let’s look at pieces that stand apart from the others and marvel us. Those that make the EiC exclaim: Good Gracious! This is Excellent! Obviously, these are ones litmags get very little of and could do with some more.
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Because story-telling is both art & science, a writer may strive to use the right blend of history, culture, language, and colors of a place to enrich the narrative, and thus mold a piece in the best of what’s available and unique to the writer’s sensibilities. This fertile ground is made use of by many…
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My 8yo son and I watch YouTube recipe videos a lot. It’s baffling how the same dish is prepared in a wide variety of styles, the host of one often sharing a process that might be diametrically opposite to the next video! Like ‘Wash basmati rice and soak for 30 minutes’, and the other says…
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I organized a poll, and out of 4 choices, Top 10 Flash won. So here are my top ten stories from the year, pieces that teach a lot about structure, theme and imagery, apart from being excellently crafted. Happy Reading!
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Hi friends, I write to you to share the anatomy of a debut chapbook. Now where to start? As you may already know, I enjoy writing prose, particularly flash fiction. Two-thirds of my published pieces are under 1000 word fiction pieces, yet it was destiny that my debut collection should be of poems. (Btw, my…
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A VIDEO ESSAY! HOW TO CREATE A SEAMLESS COLLECTION OF PUBLISHED/UNPUBLISHED PROSE OR POETRY PIECES Hey friends, Thank you for following me on this very beautiful journey as I learnt so much about writing and craft, explored new things on the way and shared through my craft essay series. “Collections” is the last craft essay…
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Composite redistribution, and flux define the survivability and newness of any group, species or order. So it is with literature. Enter the newest category in literary arts >>> HYBRID Blending two or more themes, formats or genres is known as ‘Hybrid’ or ‘Cross-genre’ or ‘Multi-genre’. The term holds true for mixing fiction wih nonfiction, noir…
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5 Schemas to Potential Circular Stories Have you ever wondered why moral stories and Fairy tales were such favorites? We can hardly say, if at all, anything comes close to that joy as we remember it, and sense of satiation of those tales. Recall the mythical stories our mothers told us and the fables we…
