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Thoughts on art, poetry, books, English literature, and the quiet art of building a creative life.


A Writer's Guide to Dialogue & Dialogue Tag Formatting
The art of dialogue is critical to writing—dialogue is used in fiction, non-fiction, & poetry! Read on to learn some general dialogue rules.

Megan Bennington
Oct 19, 20208 min read


The Art of Skim-Reading: An English Major's Survival Skill
Skim-reading allows you to focus on the core ideas of a text, thus enabling you to understand the main argument at an accelerated pace.

Megan Bennington
Oct 6, 20204 min read


7 Crystals for the Editor's Desk
Editing is an art, a craft in its own right. In this post, read about 7 crystals editors can work with to enhance their editing practice!

Megan Bennington
Oct 1, 20209 min read


Competition vs Community: 5 Tips for Building a Writing Community
Community is the antidote to competition! Find out how to create community in this post in order to banish feelings of doubt and isolation.

Megan Bennington
Jun 19, 20205 min read


How to Recover From Writing Rejection
Recognize, dear writer, that it takes courage to share your writing, and courage to keep writing and persist through rejection.

Megan Bennington
Mar 27, 20205 min read
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