by Yen Cabag |
When you want to describe something, choosing from a long list of adjectives may not always feel like enough. Sometimes, making a comparison to another object creates a more effective and vivid description. For example, you could say that finding your ring amid...
by Yen Cabag |
Writing in the first person point of view is something that anyone instinctively knows how to do: from our earliest childhood memories, we normally drew scenes with ourselves as the main character. And the earliest essays we wrote in grade school were usually about...
by Yen Cabag |
Storytelling is an essential part of every culture: it’s something our ancestors did since the beginning of time. Some of your earliest memories are probably of your parents telling you fairy tales or stories about when they were young. Because children enjoy...
by Yen Cabag
In creative writing, adding visual elements to words on the page can enrich your writing and help readers connect to your story on a deeper level. Some examples of literary devices that can help you achieve this include simile, personification, allusion, alliteration,...
by Kaelyn Barron |
You may have been taught that the difference between fiction and nonfiction was as simple as the truth vs. made-up stories. While writing “the truth” is perhaps the most important criteria for a work of nonfiction, some of the most talented writers know...
by Yen Cabag |
The beautiful thing about writing is that the narrator doesn’t always have to be you, or even someone like you. As an author, you can imagine someone totally different telling your story—perhaps someone of a different country, a different time period, or even a...
