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### Experts Share the Most Common Cliches in Genre Fiction

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## Our Editors Recommend

### 6 Reasons Writing Workshops Give You a Jolt

Feeling stuck with your writing? Enrolling in a workshop can put you back in action … Read More “6 Reasons Writing Workshops Give You a Jolt”

### 7 Key Self-Editing Questions

Review this checklist to improve your chances of getting a story published … Read More “7 Key Self-Editing Questions”

### Ask The Writer: What’s the Oxford Comma?

Also known as the serial comma, this one pesky punctuation mark can cause a lot of confusion … Read More “Ask The Writer: What’s the Oxford Comma?”

### Eye on the prize

Save your precious time and attention for what really matters: Your writing … Read More “Eye on the prize”

### Ask Gigi: How Do I Sort Out the Genres of Books?

I think one thing we must consider when we look at creative work is whether or not we’re slapping unreasonable boundaries on ourselves … Read More “Ask Gigi: How Do I Sort Out the Genres of Books?”

### 3 Tips for Short Stories

After reading 500 short stories three times a year, here’s some advice from this side of the editor’s desk … Read More “3 Tips for Short Stories”

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## Writing Prompts

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These personal, professional, and creativity-boosting winter writing prompts will keep your creative wells filled all season long … Read More “15 winter writing prompts for your personal, professional, & creative writing practices”

Go ahead, get on the clock: A veteran novelist and teacher offers you a proven 5-step plan for starting a piece of fiction. It … Read More “How to Start a Story in 5 steps”

“Of all the seasons, autumn offers the most to man and requires the least of him.” —Hal Borland … Read More “15 fall writing prompts for your personal, professional, & creative writing practices”

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