What Story Do You Have to Tell?
The Bet Anton Chekhov (download PDF) It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was walking up and down his study and remembering how, fifteen years before, he had given a party one autumn evening. There had been many clever men there, and there had been interesting conversations. Among other things they had talked … Continue reading The Bet by Anton Chekhov
Understanding the feel of literature within the realm of spoken language has its origins in understanding poetry. When working with writers who seek to seriously improve their craft, we always recommend a literary crash course in some of the most famous works of early poetry available in the English language. We’ve created this guide as a short hand reference to help both literary scholars, undergraduate English majors, and AP Lit crammers alike.
Send us your questions! Email: contact@thewriterproject.com or send us a note here The Writer Project is dedicated to transforming inexperienced writers into accomplished authors. This week’s question asks how much a writer needs to write each and every day. Well, first off, we’re glad that you’ve accepted that writing every day is a necessary first step toward becoming … Continue reading ASK TWP: How Many Words Should I Be Writing Every Day?
We’ve all been there. The endless clip of the keyboard. The nagging cramp in your hand. The persistent gnawing silence of literary productivity. For all writers there can come a time when it feels impossible to continue. When each additional line of dialogue takes days to write. When you just want to scrap everything and … Continue reading How to Avoid Writing Burnout
The Writer Project is dedicated to transforming inexperienced writers into accomplished authors. Recently, we were asked about chapter length and what is the proper word count of a “complete” chapter. Well, like most things in writing, the answer is a little complicated. Send us your questions! Email: contact@thewriterproject.com or send us a note here A Bit of Background … Continue reading Ask TWP: How Long Should a Novel Chapter Be?