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Short Stories: An Interview with Novelist Dennis Bock
This article appears in Vol I., Issue III of Raconteur Literary Magazine, our in-house LitMag (available December 2019). Interviewed by Tevis Shkodra. Tevis Shkodra: Dennis, tell us about the first story you wrote—how old were you and what was it about? Dennis Bock:If you’re asking about the first good story I wrote, well, that’s a whole different question…
3 NaNoWriMo Alternatives
By Jessica De Bruyn, Professional Editor Editor’s Note: National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) not your thing? Here are 3 other options for keeping your writing on track that don’t entail keeping a daily word count. If you’re a part of any online or in person writing group, you will hear the buzz starting before a single leaf changes color…
The Top 10 Mistakes New Writers Make
Guest post by author Phoebe Yu@writersdayjobs 1. A Weak Introduction Not only are these clichés, but we don’t learn anything about the story or the character. Readers will keep reading when you make them care about a character and their motivations. Who are they and what do they want? That’s why the first paragraph – no,…
