Updated September 2023 Writing good poetry takes dedication, many attempts, some rewrites, and of course, time. But not every poetry exercise or lesson needs to take hours. In fact, the experts at Writer’s Relief know a few great ways to improve your poetry that take...
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7 Short Story No-Nos That Smart Writers Always Ignore | Writer’s Relief
Sooner or later, every short story writer comes across a list of writing pitfalls that are considered narrative poison. Include these elements at your own peril, you’re warned. But at Writer’s Relief, we know that many of these rules are not chiseled in stone—some are...
7 Writer Stereotypes That Need To Get Busted Right Now | Writer’s Relief
Writer stereotypes can be found in movies, television shows, and even books. So it’s no wonder that telling someone “I’m a writer” can lead to wince-worthy misunderstandings between writers and nonwriters. In many cases, these stereotypes deserve to be busted, tossed...
Poetry Clichés To Avoid Like The Plague
Every poet uses a cliché now and then—and in a first draft, that’s okay. But when you’re editing a poem that you hope to get published in a literary journal, you’ve got to be able to spot the common poetry clichés that so easily creep into contemporary poems....
The Trouble With Clichés In Short Stories, Essays, Poems, And Books
Clichés in creative writing (poems, stories, books, novels, personal essays). How and why to avoid clichés. Publishing tips that work.
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