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FICTION — Articles, Essays and Opinions

REVISION
breaking the rejection cycle
by Heather Fowler

Author and Creative Writing instructor, Heather Fowler, shares some rules which may help get your fiction out of that endless cycle of nos and wasted postage.

CHARACTER
by Ian Randall Wilson

A published author and UCLA instructor shares his thoughts on development and management of characters within the context of your fictional work.

JANE EYRE: THE MARRIAGEABLE WOMAN?
by Alisa Cox

An essay regarding women's roles in nineteenth century courtship literature.

PAPER TIGER, BURNING BRIGHT
Do you worry about writer's block?
by Tim Love

Is this really something over which you have any control? Read Tim's insight into this universal concern for writers.

POINTS and SLICES
A poet's take on the art of short story writing
by Jim Murdoch

Bonfire's first Fiction with Commentary. Jim talks about poetry's influence on prose using his short story Katherine and Juliet as an illustration.

PROOFREADING
putting your best feet forward
by Carrie Berry

A practical discussion of proof-reading tools and methods.


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