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But also know when using cliches creates relatability. — As a high school English teacher and poet, I’ve learned how each word counts — and I don’t just mean that because I check word counts often, but because the use of precise diction weeds out cliches. What’s a cliche? It’s when a writer uses common sayings like idioms rather…

The end of the road is here… — My original decision was to challenge myself to write and publish two stories per day for the last five days of November, a pretty weak challenge, to be sure. Well, today is day four, and I’ve published around a dozen, but a couple of those were written earlier. …

Is that a record eligible for The Guinness Book of Records? When I was a child, I was captivated by factual books. I remember that this wasn’t encouraged, particularly. But I loved reading about inventions and noticing how things got created by accident. That was a great lesson for me. I mean the idea that by chance, by breaking rules, or…

The writer as a hero/heroine “But for the great majority of writers, “Publishing is a sink-or-swim business, in which a book either attracts attention quickly, or quietly disappears.” -TOM JACOBS https://psmag.com/econ.../what-makes-a-book-a-best-seller... And there it is. Our Grendal, our Dr. Doom, our Darth Vader, the murderous truth every novelist faces when they learn the hard truth about publishing and selling their books.

Feedback on; Stormborn — The Legend of Ylva Part 1 (A Fantasy Fiction Story), by Jay C Wells — These articles provide feedback on stories submitted by brave writers looking to learn and grow. Comments will be provided on anything from title and pictures, to grammar, language, and cohesion. …