Writing fiction is not an intellectual exercise. One of the keys to creating powerful fiction is to evoke emotion in your writing. You want your writing to create an emotional response in the reader.

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Author Monica Valentinelli offers three writing exercises to help get you thinking about science fiction story ideas. Create an alien, destroy the world, and create a fantastical invention. Since many ...

When we think about relationships, we tend to think about our connections with others—our partners, friends, family members, and co-workers. This post focuses on a relationship that often gets ...

We often receive requests from members for exercises that can help them improve specific aspects of their writing. The most crucial element of any successful sitcom or comedy drama is its characters.