The first time I heard about shaping a piece was early in graduate school.
CRAFT: Shape Is the Thing by Suzanne Farrell Smith
Category: Craft
Our Craft column archive, which features an array of guest contributors.
CRAFT: Deep Dialogue: Writing Principles That Go Beyond the Nuts n’ Bolts by Michelle Sydney Levy
Transposing taught me more about the structure of natural spoken language than any advice on the subject of writing good dialogue….
CRAFT: But Is It True? Fiction Techniques in Nonfiction by Jennifer Chong Schneider
You never see the characters in your favorite sitcoms use the bathroom as much as we use the bathroom.
CRAFT: The Grant Application as a Writing Exercise by Yolande House
A long time ago, I accepted that I would likely never make much income from my creative writing.
CRAFT: Leaning Into the “Creative” Part of CNF by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman
In addition to my questionable memory for details, I have little concrete information to work with when it comes to family stories.
CRAFT: Make a Walk Work for Your Writing by Michelle Levy
Philosophers, writers, and musicians have romanticized walking throughout the ages…
CRAFT: Writing Science by Sarah Boon
This craft piece covers the basic tenets of how to write about science, which can be applied across journalism, essays, op-eds…
CRAFT: Keep Your Comma Splices by Jennifer Chong Schneider
“Learn the rules, so you can break them.” It’s an adage that’s so well-worn in the creative writing community that it is a cliché
CRAFT: For Instructors – Workshop Dynamics in the Zoom Room by Michelle Levy
Does anyone else freshen their breath before a Zoom meeting? I do.
CRAFT: Reflections on Roomy Writing by Stephanie Hunt
She made the drapes. Yards and yards of heavy silk graced the huge old windows, softly framing the view of the Tennessee River below.
