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Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the englyn proest dalgron, a Welsh quatrain form.
In this post, we look at what a palindrome is when it comes to writing, including several examples of palindromes.
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, it's time to set a trap.
Children's author Christine Evans shares how repetition is good for growing readers and gives you the tools to write your story's perfect refrain.
This post announces our latest From Our Readers ask: Describe the First Time a Book Transported You to Another/Magical World. Comment for a chance at publication in a future issue of Writer's Digest.
Your story belongs to you but will involve other people. Where do your rights end and theirs begin?
Editor-in-chief Amy Jones navigates how to know your target audience, and how knowing will make your writing stronger.
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a safe poem.
