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How to Turn Random Sentences into Short Stories

Like any art, writing takes practice! Writing practice can come in many different forms from description practice to super short story writing. Finding the form that works the best for…
Posted by By T. Toney March 20, 2023Posted inWriting AdviceTags: Personal, Short stories, Writing Advice, Writing process
Posted inWriting Advice

Your Character Can Make or Break Your Story

Have you ever read a story that contained a character whose actions never made any sense to you? Writing believable characters is one of the hardest things for inexperienced writers.…
Posted by By T. Toney February 17, 2023Posted inWriting AdviceTags: Personal, Story Development, Writing Advice, Writing process
Posted inWork In Progress Writing Advice

Here’s How to Write a Short Story: Start to Finish!

Writing can be daunting. There's something inherently stressful about coming up with a creative short story that makes most people procrastinate. I'm also one of those people. Sometimes an idea…
Posted by By T. Toney January 31, 2023Posted inWork In Progress, Writing AdviceTags: 2023 Releases, Personal, Short stories, Writing process2 Comments
Posted inWork In Progress

Perennial: A Poetry Book About the Importance of Love

When it comes to poetry, I always seem to have enough for a decently sized collection. I decided to finally combine all of my more recent work into it's own…
Posted by By T. Toney January 13, 2023Posted inWork In ProgressTags: 2023 Releases, Work in progress, Writing process
Posted inMental Health Writing Advice

Brain Dump Your Way to a Stress Free Life

Brain dumping is a great way to help manage anxiety, help accomplish deadlines and stay stress free! Before I get into all the benefits brain dumping has, I should explain…
Posted by By T. Toney January 6, 2023Posted inMental Health, Writing AdviceTags: Behind the scenes, Personal, Writing process
Posted inWork In Progress

What It Means to be Human: Fictional Horror Stories

2022's NaNoWriMo pushed me to create this collection of four horror stories that all center around the same theme: What it means to be human. Now that all four stories…
Posted by By T. Toney January 2, 2023Posted inWork In ProgressTags: Behind the scenes, Horror, Personal, Short stories, Work in progress, Writing process
Posted inWriting Advice

What NaNoWriMo 2022 Taught Me As A New Writer

I might be a long time writer, mainly for fun, but this was my first year hearing about and participating in NaNoWriMo for my professional career. While I pride myself…
Posted by By T. Toney November 28, 2022Posted inWriting AdviceTags: Challenges, Writing process, Writing Tips and Tricks
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