Motivation-Reaction Units in Creative Writing I present a review that I hope is both educational and cautionary. A common criticism of Dwight Swain's Techniques of the Selling Writer and one found herein

Close Reading for Creative Writers As writers, we have a wealth of others to look to in order to perfect our craft. But I think more than taking in the generalities of character, setting, and plot, one

Strunk's Elementary Principles of Composition for Creative Writers As a student of creative writing, I have heard many edicts on how to write. Starting with "write what you know," and ending

Tlamatine and Iiusticia by Ace Aeterna The Second Part in a Series of Love, Life, and Death Tlamatine did not have words for the terror as he crossed the stream on Xolot’s back. The dead and damned swirled

Day 863-865 #Freewrite It’s been a few days, guys. In addition to the Justin Sun stuff, I had some personal things that have kept me away from writing for a few days. I’ve written journal-ish-type-stuff

Day 866 #Freewrite - picker It’s been a few days, guys. In addition to the Justin Sun stuff, I had some personal things that have kept me away from writing for a few days. I’ve written journal-ish-type-stuff

Weekend #Freewrite -2/29/2020 Below, the prompts from @mariannewest are italicized and spaced off, followed by five minutes of writing on each prompt. was a huge, comfortable man, whose body dropped fast

Day 861 #Freewrite - toe jam The prompt for today from @mariannewest was "toe jam". Here is what came from the prompt: layers of lapis lazuli 1 There is no morn or mourning like a toe jammed

Tlamatine and Iiusticia by Ace Aeterna The First Part in a Series of Love, Life, and Death It was on summer mornings when the dew still weighed on the grass that Tlamatine displayed his masterfully metered

Tlamatine and Iiusticia by Ace Aeterna The First Part in a Series of Love, Life, and Death It was on summer mornings when the dew still weighed on the grass that Tlamatine displayed his masterfully metered

Day 860 #Freewrite - barn door The prompt for today from @mariannewest was "barn door". Here is what came from the prompt: Dialecticism Octavio watched his guide as they approached the two hills

The Study of Truth: A Short Story by Ace Aeterna The dawn Octavio finally awoke, he could not help but notice his marimba strokes lined up with the beats of the tenor drums, a synchrony only an expert

Day 858 #Freewrite - peacock The prompt for today from @mariannewest was "peacock". Here is what came from the prompt: (Not a) Peacock It wasn’t that he was a peacock in the flamboyant sense.

Day 856 #Freewrite - motorcade The prompt for today from @mariannewest was "motorcade". Here is what came from the prompt: Motorcade He knew it was an image of himself that had prompted the motorcade

Day 854 #Freewrite - Eye Witness The prompt for today from @mariannewest was "eye-witness". Here is what came from the prompt: Eyewitness Octo watched as their bodies crashed together in

Day 853 #Freewrite - Concert The prompt for today from @mariannewest was "concert". Here is what came from the prompt: Concert The tiny acts of rebellion in the darkness and the pulsating beat

Day 852 #Freewrite - A Character Sketch Keeping It Straight The prompt for today from @mariannewest was "keeping it straight". Here is the character sketch that came from the prompt: Not So Straight

Ace Aeterna Presents: An Introductory Survey of the Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships Follow an ongoing instruction series on the topic of interpersonal relationship psychology. Similarity Similarity

Ace Aeterna Presents: An Introductory Survey of the Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships Follow an ongoing instruction series on the topic of interpersonal relationship psychology. Proximity Proximity

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