To learn how to plan, structure and write an exciting story. In Years 5 & 6, students are taught to plan their writing by: noting and developing initial ideas selecting appropriate grammar and ...

Jay Burreson and Penny Le Couteur, Napoleon's Buttons: 17 Molecules that Changed History Here is an additional example from the first-place winner of the 2015 Science Writing Contest. The author ...

By Photo courtesy of KATE RISSE HUMANIST: Beyond writing, Risse is a professor of Spanish Language and Culture at Tufts ...

“If you showcase a life that isn’t really yours, you’ll match with people who are into that; meanwhile, if you tell the story of who ... she says. Writing “Swipe left if you like to ...

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of this art form have perfected the concept of this type of storytelling by ...

Screenwriter Ian McDonald tells The Hollywood Reporter why he had to change dialogue from the 'Dating Game' episode at the ...

Ian McDonald's 'Woman of the Hour' script follows the 'Dating Game Killer.' He walks us through fact and fiction in Anna Kendrick's Netflix movie.

Lawrence author Amy Stuber has steadily published her short stories in magazines for years. Literary agents inquired, ...

What’s the secret to writing a great short story? I wish I had a clear answer! I’ve found that every piece of work comes with its own demands and process. But I like this idea of a secret ...

A teacher I know likes to start every new year by writing her obituary or what she ... Recently a close friend wrote his life story as part of the process to get on the kidney transplant waiting ...