Courting the Muse
Why All Writers Should Read in Translation
In my last year of college, I took a class that destroyed my trust in translation. For our first…
December 13, 2020-
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Courting the Muse
How Academic Articles Can Help You Craft Your Frame Stories
Pilgrims travel to a martyr’s shrine, swapping stories on their journey to pass the time. The freshly installed tenant…
November 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse
How to Level Up Your Descriptions Through the Ancient Art of Ekphrasis
Some writers are blessed with a vivid visual imagination. Just by willing it, they can render scenes in their…
October 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse
Why Your “Bad” Writing Holds the Key to Curing Writer’s Block
Long before the pandemic began, I used to drop into the occasional adult beginner ballet class. There, I’d stretch…
September 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse
Why Advice Columns Might Just Give You Your Next Story Idea
These days, anyone who wants to write short stories of an unconventional bent has their pick of quirky venues…
August 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse
How Personality Quizzes Can Help You With Character Development
Have you ever taken the MBTI? Short for Myers Briggs Type Indicator, this classic personality test promises to divine…
July 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse
Why Stealing Characters from History Isn’t Just for Historical Fiction
As writers, we’re generally in the business of creating our own inspiration. When it does strike us unbidden, we…
June 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse
How Reading Perfume Catalogs Can Help You Show, Not Tell
Emily Dickinson knew how to find inspiration without leaving the house. In her thirties, the reclusive poet withdrew into…
May 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse
Why Reading Bad Prose Can Make You a Better Writer
A quarantine isn’t a writing retreat. Sure, some of the greats managed to transmute epidemiological panic into excellent prose…
April 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse
When Watching TV Doesn’t Mean Procrastinating on Your Manuscript
During my last semester of undergrad, I spent a lot of time watching 30 Rock. Like many graduating seniors,…
March 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse
Why Your Contemporary Fiction Needs Worldbuilding Too
If you’re like most writers, worldbuilding feels like the province of sci-fi and fantasy authors alone. Sure, it’s crucial…
February 13, 2020 -
Courting the Muse, Guest Posts
How Reading Poetry Collections Can Help You Plot Your Novel
Whether your novel closes on a cyclone-worthy twist, or a conclusion as warm and satisfying as homemade pie, you’ll…
January 13, 2020
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