An extended metaphor can be a great thing if you can pull it off.
Tag: creative writing
Writing Fiction in English as a Second Language: Code Words.
A single word or image can mean different things to different readers.
The Oneiric Structure in Literature
There is more to narrative structure than composing a causality-connected string of conflicts and resolutions.
Writing Fiction in English as a Second Language
A lot of people are trying to write fiction in English as their second language. Good luck with that.
NaNoWriMo Helper
Some tips for NaNoWriMo contestants.
Deep Reading “Bel Canto”
"Bel Canto" is a million dollar novel that defies every convention of marketable fiction.
This is War (flash fiction)
Frat boys scheme payback.
How To Become A Writer
Focus, humility, strategic reading, exercise, and balanced dissatisfaction.
What Are Friends For? (flash fiction)
A man walks into his home and finds a killer waiting for him. (flash fiction)
The Wish (flash fiction)
A samurai seals a pact with an evil spirit. (flash fiction)
