Prose

This essay overviews the similar manner in which poetry and prose uses white space and diction by glancing at authors such as John Steinbeck and E.E. Cummings.

Prose and Poetry are terms often used interchangeable but are actually two different forms of writing. As a former English teacher and current writer, I am often struck by the confusion about which is which. A little clarification may be helpful.

If you are a beginning writer or an experienced one, Francine Prose is must-read craft book. By dissecting excerpts from famous works and telling anecdotes from her own career, Prose shows how great writers turn simple rules into incredible stories.

Tips to easier writing and editing through an improved prose ear.

Tips for improving prose ear through reading and use of a spaced-repetition system.

As a novelist, there are numerous ways to view my craft. Novels are stories. That's one way. The novel is an extended artistic expression. The novel, as all forms of writing, is a performance.

Poetry differs from prose in many ways. This poem speaks to some of them.

Politics and the English Language by George Orwell: A Summary.

Two very important words.

This is a tale of a murderer who can't see the problem with airing dirty secrets.

Using Microsoft Word to its full capacity.

Writers of love poetry and prose have to deal with criticism and literary criticism. This article offers some positive and constructive directives on how to deal with criticism and literary criticism.

Although they may rule in the world of marketing, categories such as 'creative nonfiction' and genres such as 'romance' limit the opportunities of writers and their potential audiences. Writers need to take back their words and make them their own.

Are you dreaming to become the next Kerouac? Kerouac's novels, especially Subterraneans and The Dharma Bums, were essentially an author's How-to write using the spontaneous prose method. Learn more how to write in trance-like meditation the way Kaerouac did.

Kerouac named Joyce as one of his greatest influences. See how Kerouac developed his spontaneous prose method through the influences of Joyce, Wolfe, and William Saroyan.

Kerouac is renowned for his first draft spontaneous prose work. Go to the source to find how-to's in his writing.

This essay discusses Jean-Paul Sartre's existential philosophy regarding the function of language as expressed in his essay, What is Writing?.

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Reviewing a writing manual about classic prose.

If you are a writer looking to hone your craft, Francine Prose's invaluable book Reading Like a Writer demonstrates how careful, thoughtful reading can help you develop your skills and find your own writer's voice.

Why does Shakespeare sometime do away with poetry and introduce prose in his plays?

Artists need to practice art. This article focuses on the writer and their commitment to prose.

This article explores the underrated art of creative non-fiction in English classes.

A look at how comic books can stand as an independent and unique art form.

Ways in which you can enliven your prose.

Finding the right market for your writing

If you're a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or gay author, Fabulist Flash Publishing wants to include your original works of poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction in its new book: The Queer Collection: Poetry and Prose 2007.

Writing inspiring prose

This is a Spanish love poem that I wrote when I was living in Mexico. I have provided a rough prose English translation.

Picking up where a former contributor left off

Maybe next time, I will fly across the sky. Maybe I will unfurl these tawny, russet-colored wings and take to the heavens.