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Speculative PoetrySpeculative Poetry
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This Heartbreaking 1888 Mermaid Poem Explores Child Death in the Most Haunting Way

This Heartbreaking 1888 Mermaid Poem Explores Child Death in the Most Haunting Way

Violet Fane's Poem Proves Speculative Poetry Was Feminist From the Beginning

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
FreelancingFreelancing
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How to Get Started as a Freelance Book Editor

How to Get Started as a Freelance Book Editor

Ten Years Later, I'm Still in Love with Editing: Focusing Your Business on What You Love

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
The Weird CircularThe Weird Circular
The June Weird Circular

The June Weird Circular

Summertime Blues

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
Climate ChangeClimate Change
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The Personal Impacts of Climate Change: A Poem About Intimacy

The Personal Impacts of Climate Change: A Poem About Intimacy

Read the Unedited Draft of My Latest Poem "Climate Change Is a Poem"

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
Ten Ways to Finish (Really, Finish) a Writing Project: Part Five

Ten Ways to Finish (Really, Finish) a Writing Project: Part Five

Sprint to the Finish Line: Manifest Your Goals through the Power of Your Imagination

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
CharactersCharacters
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Figuring Out Your Character's WHY

Figuring Out Your Character's WHY

How to Build Character Motivation on the Page

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
Confessional PoetryConfessional Poetry
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Is Confessional Poetry Bad?

Is Confessional Poetry Bad?

Contemporary Poetry and the Church of the Personal: How Much "Personal" Content Should Be in a Poem?

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
AIAI
The AI Writing "Boom" and the Myths That Surround It

The AI Writing "Boom" and the Myths That Surround It

LLMs Are Not AI, and They Certainly Aren't Toothpaste

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
SFFSFF
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Why Speculative Poetry Matters to SFF

Why Speculative Poetry Matters to SFF

Speculative Poetry Should Be a Permanent Hugo Award Category and the Nebula Award Should Recognize Poetry Books

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
OutliningOutlining
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The Understory: A Versatile Technique for Outlining Short Stories

The Understory: A Versatile Technique for Outlining Short Stories

A Weird Circular Guest Post from Stewart C Baker

JournalingJournaling
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Ten Ways to Finish (Really, Finish) a Writing Project: Part Four

Ten Ways to Finish (Really, Finish) a Writing Project: Part Four

Gamify: Making Writing Fun Again

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
What I Published and Edited in 2024 + Things I Loved in 2024

What I Published and Edited in 2024 + Things I Loved in 2024

What a Time to Be Alive, Amirite?

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
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