Virtual Classroom: 10 Craft Articles for Creative Writers

Tips, strategies, and knowledge on the craft of writing

We’re always learning our craft and evolving the way we lay down words into stories, poems, essays, screenplays, plays, articles, and more. Our continued ability to grow our craft means writing becomes a way of life. We thrive.

For those seeking to enhance their knowledge on the craft of writing , I offer here ten craft articles to utilize like a classroom. Read one, do the exercises, apply it to your writing repeat, then go on to the next article. May they give you new ways to explore your writing. Don’t ever be done learning. Always find ways to grow.

1. When Words Melt Away — this essay on Science Fiction Writers of America offers you several ideas to access the writer's master tool: coherence. Don’t know it or have it? Read and be inspired: https://bit.ly/3asB8JE
2. 8 Places Close to Home to Promote Your Work: Some out-of-the-box ways to grow a local presence as a writer or artist. https://bit.ly/2XVIH8V.
3. Navigating Literary Journals: Tips on where to start and how to keep a steady flow of work going out into the world of publishing. *Coming soon.
4. World Building & Map Making for the Creative Writer: Create a 360-degree view of your imaginative world. https://bit.ly/3anpAas
5. Writing Down Fear: Strategies for negotiating fear and anxiety to write more: https://bit.ly/2RY5w81
6. The Ultra-Novelist: Consider your novel like a marathon and gain insights into going the distance: https://bit.ly/2RWkE5U
7. The Tolkien Toast: Writing tips from J. R. R. Tolkien to inspire your writing craft. https://bit.ly/2RVVt3C
8. How Writers Can Best Optimize their About Me Page: So few writers take the time to craft a compelling author page. Try this inventive method to dazzle readers:: https://bit.ly/2Koa8jA
9. Keep Your Story Promise: Learn how to craft story or novel openings that deliver on what you promise: https://bit.ly/3eHjbdA
10. L’éditeur de Babel: When you’re ready to publish, take time to learn about the editors you want to work with: https://bit.ly/3buOd6d

Don’t ever give up on your writing or your ability to learn more and cultivate new skills. Be inspired and motivated, always.