"Evaluating Vietnamese poetry with polls," from Vietnam Net Bridge, reports on the popularity of using polls "to 'democratise' the evaluation of Vietnamese poetry."
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"Teacher training scheduled for statewide poetry program," from The Clarion Ledger, reports on the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest for schools in Mississippi. This is the real grassroots involvement needed at the high school level to promote engagement with poetry.
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Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at ars poetica and the art of writing poems about poems.
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Today's prompt is to write about an article of clothing.
23 authors share tips on writing mystery and thriller novels that readers love, covering topics related to building suspense, inserting humor, crafting incredible villains, and figuring out the time of death.
Debut author Jaclyn Goldis explains how her novel When We Were Young was inspired by her real-life grandmothers and how many times she rewrote her first chapter.
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, force a character to make a decision.
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Today's prompt is to write about a cryptid.
Bestselling author Erika Robuck provides her top 7 tips for creating an engaging historical fiction novel.
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 short poem.
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Today's prompt is to create a new myth.
