Tag: Prose
The Archive Teaches Restraint
Classic writing is often defined by what it refuses to explain.
Keep reading...The Anatomy of Erotica: Writing Desire with Intention
An exploration of how to craft erotica that focuses on emotional stakes and narrative depth.
Keep reading...Memory Triggered by the Senses
Sloane recalls a memory through flavor, reflecting on the sensory architecture of Marcel Proust.
Keep reading...What People Do While They Speak
Sloane layers contradiction into a conversation, noticing how action can reveal more than words.
Keep reading...The Weather Inside a Character
Sloane rewrites a scene focusing on physical responses rather than named emotions like ‘sadness’.
Keep reading...The Art of the Unsaid
Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all. I’ve been looking at how Hemingway turned silence into a masterpiece.
Keep reading...The First Draft’s Burial
You must be willing to lose the work you love to find the work that lasts.
Keep reading...The Variable Speed of Time
Prose has the power to stretch a second or compress a decade.
Keep reading...The Muscle of the Sentence
Strong verbs provide the skeletal structure for any narrative.
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