#NationalPoetryMonth: How to Write a Sonnet

#NationalPoetryMonth: How to Write a Sonnet

April is National Poetry Month! In honor of all things poetic, I’m offering up this post on how to write a sonnet. Perhaps you’ll decide to devote the month of April to giving the form a whirl. If not, penning any manner of poetry will do. The Academy of...
#WriteTip: Approaches to Outlining a Novel

#WriteTip: Approaches to Outlining a Novel

Approaches to outlining a novel are sometimes bemoaned by authors who decry how such an orderly approach can work against the rather addictive journey of discovery (surprise!) allowed by pantsing through a plot. After the high of flying by the seat of one’s...