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General Writing The Legal Side of Writing for Anthologies Mirror, mirror, on the wall Practice makes perfect. Right? Time apart Landmarks and signposts Writing workshops 101 Read to write: how reading makes you a better writer Baby in the blender: how I learned to love critique Title Case Converter Finding your way in the land of Babel: writing in a second language Point of View Walk a mile in my shoes: limited POV The eye of the beholder: different POVs in writing	Fiction – General 17 important things I've learned about writing and publishing 5 Mistakes to avoid when writing a fiction series The 22 rules of storytelling according to Pixar Finding the cracks in your writing The key to writing tight flash fiction Most common writing mistakes: are you using "there" as a crutch? 5 answers to questions about direct address 4 challenges of nonlinear narratives Don't ask, don't tell Don't forget the coffee
Fiction – Mechanics Visuals in writing Don't be dense, use the right tense: part 1 Don't be dense, use the right tense: part 2 Don't be dense, use the right tense: part 3 Adverbs: do you honestly need them? That's what she said: the use of dialogue tags Comma splices: forget the hot-glue gun, get the scissors Passive voice in simple terms The turn of the scene Loose body parts and how to keep them attached Hook, line, and sinker: story openings (Part 1) Hook, line, and sinker: story openings (Part 2)	Fiction – Characters Character arcs Hello, Mary Sue. Goodbye, Readers Character arcs: subtle yet essential Enough agency for the agency How to make your protagonist's love interest more believable Poetry Articles Session one: respecting the process Session two: resolving emotional abstractions Session three: show and never tell Session four: avoid cliches like the plague or I shall smight thee with the poxe Session five: Q&A Session six: doing lines
Fiction – Worldbuilding Creating God: religion in fantasy An introduction to world-building Getting started: a worldbuilding subReddit Speculative futuristic warfare: directed-energy weapons Speculative futuristic warfare: mass-driver weapons Speculative futuristic warfare: combat-melee weapons	Writing For Children Understanding children's book categories Mainstream The Submission Grinder Query Tracker Session seven: words don't grow on trees. Full stop How to write a 1 page synopsis Nectar for rejectomancers Willian Shunn: manuscript format - short story Willian Shunn: manuscript format - poetry How to Submit Poetry from Writers' Digest
Book Review – Non-fiction Damn Fine Story by Chuck Wendig Reviewed by Jasmine Arch Bird by Bird, Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott Reviewed by Jasmine Arch Stein on Writing by Sol Stein Reviewed by Jasmine Arch Three Uses of the Knife by David Mamet Reviewed by Damian Jay Clay	Book Review – Fiction Space Unicorn Blues by T.J Berry Reviewed by Jasmine Arch Debris by Jo Anderton Reviewed by Jasmine Arch Deciphering the Message: P.G Wodehouse's Something New Reviewed by Anike Kirsten Humanising the Character: Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis Reviewed by Anike Kirsten Freedom's Fate by Jennie Taylor Reviewed by Jeremy Mifsud Beyond Freedom by Jennie Taylor Reviewed by Jeremy Mifsud The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Malachi the Queer by Damian Jay Clay Reviewed by Jeremy Mifsud Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Abertallie Reviewed by Jeremy Mifsud The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Reviewed by Jeremy Mifsud The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Reviewed by Jeremy Mifsud The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin Reviewed by Jasmine Arch A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin Reviewed by Anike Kirsten The Rosie Effect by Graema Simsion Reviewed by Jeremy Mifsud Like Bees to Honey by Caroline Smailes Reviewed by Jeremy Mifsud In The Ruins, a short story by Greg Egan Reviewed by Anike Kirsten Suited by Jo Anderton Reviewed by Jasmine Arch