by Cole Salao
You’ve probably watched a movie where one or more characters had a pet. A lot of them are real animals, others are fantastical. Some are ordinary, others are magical. Whatever form they take, it’s guaranteed that they provide some sort of support for their...
by Cole Salao
Opposites attract—even in language and literature. If you’ve read sentences, discovered characters, or discussed ideas that are polar opposites, then you’re already well-versed with something called antithesis. But it’s more than just a juxtaposition...
by Cole Salao
Sometimes stories have well-paced set-ups that slowly increase in intensity as the world is established and the characters introduced. Other times, writers like to immediately get the show on the road by starting with crisis upon crisis until it reaches a climax. The...
by Cole Salao
Some phrases or sentences are beautiful because of their structure. It’s why sonnets, with their rhyme scheme, quatrains and iambic pentameter, are so fun to read or recite. They just feel right! One figure of speech that emphasizes structure is called isocolon....
by Cole Salao
When you started writing, it was probably in a haphazard, spontaneous kind of way. You write whatever you want and whenever you want to. If you think back to those times, you’ll likely remember that you rarely polished any piece, much less finish it. It’s...
