Writing #tips from #fiction Authors:
"Read it aloud to yourself because that's the only way to be sure the rhythms of the sentences are OK (prose rhythms are too complex and subtle to be thought out—they can be got right only by ear)."
— Diana Athill
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"Read it aloud to yourself because that's the only way to be sure the rhythms of the sentences are OK (prose rhythms are too complex and subtle to be thought out—they can be got right only by ear)."
— Diana Athill
@WritersCafe
Triolet
The Triolet ("triplet"), a French verse form, is a poem or a stanza of eight lines that include two rhymes and two refrains.
One refrain is the repetition of the first line at the fourth line and the seventh line; this triple appearance of one line gives the Triolet its name.
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The Triolet ("triplet"), a French verse form, is a poem or a stanza of eight lines that include two rhymes and two refrains.
One refrain is the repetition of the first line at the fourth line and the seventh line; this triple appearance of one line gives the Triolet its name.
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Telegraph
The Triolet
"This is a fun little form with a rhyming pattern of A B a A a b A B that can either work with the A and B lines being completely repeated at the end, or just the final word or phrase repeated. The 'A' is repeated in line 4 as well. The a and b are of course…
Writing #tips from #fiction Author
"Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."
– Anton Chekhov
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"Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."
– Anton Chekhov
@WritersCafe
Septolet Poems
Poetry written in fourteen words broken in seven lines between two stanzas.
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Poetry written in fourteen words broken in seven lines between two stanzas.
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Telegraph
The Septolet
A Septolet means 'Seven Lines' in French. It is a brevity poem, which means that there is a limit to the amount of words. Each word must be very carefully chosen to write the poem succinctly and well. It is the quality of expressing much in few words. The…
Writing #tips from #fiction author
"Listen to the criticisms and preferences of your trusted 'first readers.'"
— Rose Tremain
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"Listen to the criticisms and preferences of your trusted 'first readers.'"
— Rose Tremain
@WritersCafe
@WritersCafe The Writer - January 2018.pdf
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@WritersCafe The Writer - January 2018
We have been posting lessons on the basic elements of poetry until now (as you can read all previous Instant View links shared here).
🔥 We are now starting up with the new series of lessons about expressions and expressing yourself.
An Expression of Yourself
Poetry is the expression of yourself. It is the concentrated you.
@WritersCafe #expressions
🔥 We are now starting up with the new series of lessons about expressions and expressing yourself.
An Expression of Yourself
Poetry is the expression of yourself. It is the concentrated you.
@WritersCafe #expressions
Writing #tips from #fiction Authors
"Fiction that isn't an author's personal adventure into the frightening or the unknown isn't worth writing for anything but money."
— Jonathan Franzen
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"Fiction that isn't an author's personal adventure into the frightening or the unknown isn't worth writing for anything but money."
— Jonathan Franzen
@WritersCafe
Merriam-Webster now lets you look up a certain year and it will list all the words that first appeared in print in that year
🌐↖️Check it Now
#useful
🌐↖️Check it Now
#useful