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CharactersCharacters
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Figuring Out Your Character's WHY
Apr 28, 2025

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?
Mar 21, 2025

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
JournalingJournaling
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Ten Ways to Finish (Really, Finish) a Writing Project: Part Four
Feb 07, 2025

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

Gamify: Making Writing Fun Again

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
GenreGenre
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What IS Genre, Anyway?
Dec 06, 2024

What IS Genre, Anyway?

The Fear of Being Pigeonholed and How to Break Free from Genre

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
JournalingJournaling
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Ten Ways to Finish (Really, Finish) a Writing Project: Part One
Oct 04, 2024

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

Sprint to the Finish Line: JUST DO IT. How to take a book from draft to ready to publish, with prompts for your writing journal

Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
PromptsPrompts
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Why Writing to a Prompt Is a Vital Skill for New Writers
Sep 16, 2024

Why Writing to a Prompt Is a Vital Skill for New Writers

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Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath
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