One of the most challenging parts of writing a poem is figuring out how to end it. You want the ending to be poignant or beautiful or subversive, but how do you do that? These suggestions are by no means…
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Micro Lesson: A Short Meditation on the Glamorous Refusal of No! by Anastacia-Renée
Posted Fri, 7/12/2019 - 4:21pm by Guest Contributor | Category: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hugo Classes, Micro Lesson, Poetry, Writing, Writing Advice
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In the beginning of my writing career, it was a given that I’d say “Absolutely” or “Yes” to almost anything asked of me—oftentimes watching others reaping the benefits or, even worse, finding out that the heartfelt energy I’d put into…
Micro Lesson: Dig Deep into Character by Stephanie Kuehnert
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Characters are the reason I write. Their voices lodge themselves in my brain. They tug on my sleeve and insist that I tell their stories. The greatest compliment that I can get as a writer is that my characters stay…
Micro Lesson: Detroit or Kansas? How to Hear the Voices Inside Your Head by Emily Warn and Nadia Imafidon
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Emily’s take: When I say poem, it sounds like pome. I can easily mimic Frances McDormand when she says, “What’s in your BYAG, MA’AM?” (Fargo). My sharp “a’s” (grating to some) are sheep bya, byaing and not bah, bahing. That’s…
Micro Lesson: How to Write Yourself Home by Merna Ann Hecht
Posted Fri, 6/28/2019 - 9:43am by Guest Contributor | Category: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hugo Classes, Micro Lesson, Poetry
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“To be an immigrant is to always live in some state of exile, even if its shadow seems to have grown faint inside us; you cannot forget your old homes, no matter how comfortingly familiar your new destination becomes, or…
Micro-Lesson: Writing Travel by Carolyne Wright
Posted Thu, 6/27/2019 - 9:30am by Guest Contributor | Category: Hugo Classes, Micro Lesson, Writing, Writing Advice
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Elizabeth Bishop was the consummate American poet and writer of travel—born in Massachusetts, she was raised there and in Nova Scotia. As an adult she traveled extensively through France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and North Africa, and she lived for fifteen…
What is Speculative Nonfiction? by Kathleen Alcalá
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la·cu·na (ləˈk(y)o͞onə): n. (plural lacunae). 1. an unfilled space or interval; a gap. (“the journal has filled a lacuna in Middle Eastern studies”). 2. a missing portion in a book or manuscript. 3. (anatomy) a cavity or depression, especially in bone….
9 Literary Agent Red Flags by Peter Mountford
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This Sunday, June 2, 2019, Peter Mountford, Karen Finneyfrock, and Theo Nestor will teach an all-day Publishing Intensive. This course will give students a comprehensive overview of the publishing business, from finding an agent to seeing your book arrive in the…
How Writing My Story Helped Me Heal by Ingrid Ricks
Posted Tue, 5/28/2019 - 9:56am by Guest Contributor | Category: Creative Nonfiction, Hugo Classes, Memoir, Writing, Writing Advice
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It was my own struggle with the pain from my childhood—followed by my ultimate decision to write my story—that made me understand the life-changing power of personal narrative. I’d tried to write Hippie Boy for more than a decade. But…
Things to Consider When Searching for a Literary Agent by Joe Ponepinto
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I’ve been querying agents for a few years now, and although I’ve come close to being signed, I still don’t have one. But in that time I’ve learned quite a bit about approaching and communicating with agents, enough so that…
Micro Lesson: Writing Short by Stephanie Hammer and Samantha Updegrave
Posted Tue, 4/30/2019 - 9:12am by Guest Contributor | Category: Fiction, Hugo Classes, Micro Lesson, Poetry
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As MFA classmates, we had the fun and honor of learning how to write short forms with a master of both the prose poem and flash fiction: the speculative writer Bruce Holland Rogers. Bruce is famous for coming up with…
The Difference Between Drama and Conflict (and Why You Need to Know It) by Eric McMillan
Posted Fri, 4/26/2019 - 9:32am by Guest Contributor | Category: Fiction, Hugo Classes, Micro Lesson, Writing, Writing Advice
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We’ve all struggled, at one point or another, to explain in conversation what, exactly, our stories are about. We hem and haw. “Well, you see…” And one of the reasons that we get in such a muddle is because sometimes…
Seven Keys to Unlocking Your Story by Jennifer Haupt
Posted Tue, 4/23/2019 - 10:05am by Guest Contributor | Category: Fiction, Hugo Classes, Memoir, Writing, Writing Advice
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Whether you’re just dipping a toe into the waters of your story (fiction or memoir) or you’re stuck rowing around in circles, there are seven basic steps for integrating character development, plot, and structure that will enable you to navigate…
Micro Lesson: Back to the (Plastic) Well by Kevin O’Rourke
Posted Mon, 4/22/2019 - 10:00am by Guest Contributor | Category: Creative Nonfiction, Hugo Classes, Micro Lesson, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Advice
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Or: You Never Know When Research Will Prove Useful 1. Not all Navel-Gazing Is Bad A few weeks ago, I published a review of the electronic duo Matmos’s new album, Plastic Anniversary. At the risk of repeating myself, Plastic Anniversary—which…
On Telling Life Stories by Susan Meyers
Posted Fri, 4/19/2019 - 10:08am by Guest Contributor | Category: Creative Nonfiction, Hugo Classes, Memoir, Writing, Writing Advice
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“To write one’s life is to live it twice.” So says my first memoir teacher, Patricia Hampl. Certainly, writing about your life has all kinds of benefits, from better understanding the past to capturing the essence of your memories in…
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