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06/06: Inspiration in Writing By Yun-Fei Wang
“You think about the next line. Something deep and profound about being alive and not really living, about wishing for death but not being able to pull the trigger, about love and lust and loss and all these human feelings with human words. Yet, you find no words. You’re digging into yourself and tearing everything apart. Still nothing. You wonder if you’ve been empty all this time.”
06/07: Quick Tips on Writing Homophobia By Stuti Desai
“For every homophobic parent, there is a religious institution willing to help. There are LGBTQ+ people of faith that can hold on, so show that just as much as you show the homophobia.”
06/08: Shakespeare, Sonnets, and How to Compare Your Crush to a Summer’s Day By Ian Hebeisen
"The sonnet is a form as ubiquitous as the haiku and the limerick. Practicing sonnet writing will improve your poetry and ability to maintain meters and feet."
06/09: Outlining Tips By Skylar Nitzel
"As you sit down to begin writing your story or novel, a few important questions might be running through your mind: How does this story begin? What happens in the middle? How is the conflict resolved?”
06/10: The Case of the Many Subgenres in Mystery By Thee Sim Ling
"What do you think of when you pick up a mystery book? A dark and stormy night? A dead body lying in a mansion? A moustachioed detective wielding an enormous magnifying glass?"
06/11: First Steps to Getting an Artist's Interview By Elena Sarigeorgiou
"One of my favorite movies to this day is Almost Famous. It follows the dreams of a teen journalist, William Miller, set out to interview his first band for a Rolling Stone article."
06/11: A History of Poetry and Activism By Grayson Yount
“Poetry and activism have long intertwined. This article explores that history and the analyzes the techniques of activist poetry.”
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