Writing Update: #RevPit 2025 Open For Submissions
I submitted to #RevPit 2025! It’s my first time entering a contest like this one, so I’m both super excited and super nervous.
Writing Tip: Writing Non-linear Narratives
Nonlinear narratives toss out the old chronological playbook and embrace a more fluid approach. Instead of a straight line from start to finish, these stories unfold through flashbacks, parallel timelines, or multiple perspectives.
Writing Tip: Writing In First Person
This point of view gives readers a front-row seat to the character's inner world, making the story feel more personal and immediate.
Writing Update: My Hard Drive Died
I had my worst writer’s nightmare come true in November: I lost all my work from the past 6 months.
Feedback is Essential
While writing might start as a solitary pursuit, it’s the input, critique, and support from others that help shape our work into something truly remarkable.
Writing Update: Getting Feedback
While writing is primarily a solitary endeavor, preparing work for publication is not.
Writing Tip: Symbolism
Whether you choose to make it something overt and explicitly stated, or you opt for a subtler approach, symbolism might be what takes your writing to the next level.
Writing Tip: Build Tension and Suspense
When readers are on the edge of their seats, emotionally invested in the outcome, they won’t want to stop turning pages. Tension does that.