There are three basic elements of fiction: Plot, Characterization, and Dialog. Elements of Fiction PLOT — what happens and why. E. M. Forster says, “‘The king died and then the queen died’” is a story. ‘The king died, and then the queen died of grief”…
Long ago, I taught a class on forms of writing. One class was on poetry. The briefest glance at anything I post on here as “poetry” will tell you I’m not very good at it. NEVERTHELESS, I both enjoy poetry and attempt to incorporate some…
I’m delighted to have Terri-Lynne Smiles with me today. She writes, and she writes about writing. She does workshops on it, and I would have loved to attend at Imaginarium, but I was busy as a … as a busy person. Anyway, here’s Terri-Lynne. Terri-Lynne…
