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read the whole post at Writerly Life... My professor this past spring was very keen on using the concrete elements of our daily life to act as metaphors for what is going on in our stories. There are so many great ways to use ordinary objects, he told us, and one of the best things to use as a vehicle in your story is animals. Animals are all around us, and have an impact on most of our daily lives.
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Tuesday Tips is a new category of posts here at Writerly Life that will be appearing every Tuesday. It’s a series of concrete tips for improving or kickstarting your writing. The tips that fall into this category are the sorts that ... Read Post

Tuesday tips is a category of posts here at Writerly Life promises to offer concrete tips for improving or kickstarting your writing. The tips that fall into this category are the sorts that you can do today or even right now. Write... Read Post

Years ago when I read Stephen King's marvelous writer's memoir On Writing, the term he used -- "the writer's toolbox" -- stuck with me. It's a great metaphor for the way writers go about their lives and equip themselves to write wel... Read Post