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On Poetry and the Limits of Language
Poetry nestles itself in the margins of language, speaking what words normally cannot speak. A good poem challenges language to say new and surprising things, or to make new and surprising connections that conventional prose struggles to communicate. How does a poem achieve this? Let’s take a closer look. Want more craft tips? Be the…
On Experimenting in Fiction
You’re likely familiar with the core elements of fiction writing. You might even excel at using them to tell an interesting story. But after a while, the conventions of good storytelling might seem a little dry or constricting—aren’t there other ways to tell great stories? Once writers have learned the rules, they can start learning…
On Saying What’s Difficult
Want more craft tips? Be the first to receive our writing advice in your inbox. How Stephen King Helped Me Grapple with My Nonfiction Project Earlier this week, for reasons I’ll discuss below, I happened upon a Stephen King quote from On Writing. Here it is: “The most important things are the hardest to say. They…