The Writer’s Craft

An index of discussions concerning problems and opportunities that writers commonly encounter. Everything in green is a link and will open in a new window.

General
Finding a Writing Voice : David H. Fears The Five Stages of a Writing Workshop : Kenneth Nichols The Meaning of Stories : D. M. Paramskas Rejections : Jerry Wright
Composition Code and Message : Bill Bowler Endings : Don Webb The Larger Story Bill Bowler, Gary Inbinder, Don Webb Narration and Point of View : Bill Bowler Narrative Voice Clyde Andrews, S. Michael Leier, Don Webb Subtlety and Symbol : Don Webb Writing Action and Plot : Don Webb Writing Pastiches : Don Webb Prose Genres The Art of Flash Fiction : Gloria Watts Short Fiction vs. Novel : Carmen Ruggero Space Aliens as Metaphor : Don Webb Poetry Beasts of My Land : Michael Murry Gaelic Bardic Verse : Michael Murry		Style Punctuation California, Here I Comma : Don Webb The Million-Dollar Commas : Clyde Andrews Those Commas of Yore : Gary Inbinder Jots and Tittles : Michael E. Lloyd and Don Webb Parts of speech Fun With Present Participles : Don Webb

General

Finding a Writing Voice : David H. Fears
The Five Stages of a Writing Workshop : Kenneth Nichols
The Meaning of Stories : D. M. Paramskas
Rejections : Jerry Wright

Composition

Code and Message : Bill Bowler
Endings : Don Webb
The Larger Story

Bill Bowler, Gary Inbinder, Don Webb

Narration and Point of View : Bill Bowler
Narrative Voice

Clyde Andrews, S. Michael Leier, Don Webb

Subtlety and Symbol : Don Webb
Writing Action and Plot : Don Webb
Writing Pastiches : Don Webb

Prose Genres

The Art of Flash Fiction : Gloria Watts
Short Fiction vs. Novel : Carmen Ruggero
Space Aliens as Metaphor : Don Webb

Poetry

Beasts of My Land : Michael Murry
Gaelic Bardic Verse : Michael Murry

Style

Punctuation

California, Here I Comma : Don Webb
The Million-Dollar Commas : Clyde Andrews
Those Commas of Yore : Gary Inbinder
Jots and Tittles : Michael E. Lloyd and Don Webb

Parts of speech

Fun With Present Participles : Don Webb

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