Tag: Writing Tips
The Silence After the Last Line
Sloane reflects on how leaving a small question unanswered can make a story immortal.
Keep reading...Truth Told at an Angle
Sloane lets perspective distort a setting, using Emily Dickinson’s philosophy of the ‘slant’ truth.
Keep reading...What People Do While They Speak
Sloane layers contradiction into a conversation, noticing how action can reveal more than words.
Keep reading...Objects That Ground the Reader
Sloane adds a single texture to a scene and watches the narrative settle into place.
Keep reading...Why the Middle Always Feels Uncertain
Sloane studies stalled drafts and identifies how withheld information can re-energize a story.
Keep reading...The Weather Inside a Character
Sloane rewrites a scene focusing on physical responses rather than named emotions like ‘sadness’.
Keep reading...The Sentence That Teaches the Reader How to Listen
Sloane drafts five openings at the same desk, noticing how each changes the promise of the page.
Keep reading...Why Prose Breathes Before It Moves
Reading aloud in a quiet room, Sloane listens for where sentences inhale and release.
Keep reading...Where Meaning Hides When You Stop Explaining
Sloane notices how removing a single explanatory sentence deepens the reader’s involvement.
Keep reading...Crafting Frisson in Narrative
Frisson is the silent signal that your writing has touched a nerve of truth. This guide breaks down how to build, layer, and release the emotional pressure that creates those unforgettable chills.
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