Writing Tip: the essentials for great storytelling
Connect ideas. Get rid of choppiness with connective words. Vary sentences for rhythm. Eliminate unimportant or unrelated information. Highlight one specific event, detail by detail.
Connect ideas. Get rid of choppiness with connective words. Vary sentences for rhythm. Eliminate unimportant or unrelated information. Highlight one specific event, detail by detail.
We’re on the search for amazing ways to structure our essays. Let’s watch how Cathy Salter crafted her delicious essay, “Edible Adventures,” a loving piece
All examples for this Writing Tip are from Capturing the Storm by Laura Jones, Creative Nonfiction, Issue 58, Winter 2016. THE INTRODUCTION Choose a personal
PERSONAL, yet INTRIGUING STATEMENT Example #1) The sky has its way with me. As clouds lower their shoulder against he horizon, a warm front’s humid
In essays or blogs we often have to EXPRESS REGRET. International writers using English and the rest of us could use a refresher.
I’m on the hunt for interesting complex sentences. Here’s a template I found that is very subtle in regards to cause and effect.
Whether you are writing a blog post or an informational article, including dialogue will validate the dramatic nature of people’s real lives.
TRANSITION SMOOTHLY from subject A over to subject B. SUBJECT A (comma) + ORGANIZATIONAL CUE (comma) + ATTRIBUTE + DETAIL Example A: A good night
A SHORT sentence can break up a series of LONG sentences, but how many kinds of long sentences are there?
Sometimes we believe that we have to show off how smart we are or show what great writers we are by using long sentences. Short
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Ever since Lori Younker was a child, she’s been captivated by her international friendships. She is mesmerized by the power of short works to inspire true understanding of the cross-cultural experience and expands her writing skills in creative nonfiction, guiding others to do the same. These days she helps others capture their life history as well as their stories of faith.