• The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

    by Jennifer Frost

    Bickham’s extensive credits include 65 published novels, books and articles on fiction writing, and a stint as a lauded professor at the University of Oklahoma. His brief introduction summarizes his vigorous approach to modern fiction writing, a form recognized for its forward motion, its ability to engage readers from the first line and draw them…

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  • Reading Room Recommends

    by Jennifer Frost

    29 October 2021 Welcome sweet November, the season of senses and my favorite month. Gregory F. Lenz Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game by John Thorn The World Series is underway and this scrupulous look at the origins of baseball shows how far the modern game has come.

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  • Reading Room Recommends

    by Jennifer Frost

    17 October 2021 Fludd by Hilary Mantel Next on my reading list, Mantel’s novel (first published in 1989) promises a brooding tale for dark autumn evenings under a cozy quilt. While she has become well known in recent years for her prize-winning trilogy of historical novels following the life of Thomas Cromwell, the Guardian announced

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  • Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular

    by Jennifer Frost

    By Rust Hill Rust Hill introduces his book and himself as if addressing a writers’ conference, standing before a group of hungry young writers ready to absorb all they can. He writes with confidence and the experience of thirty years editing magazine fiction as he walks his audience of would-be authors through the basics of

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  • Stories

    by Jennifer Frost

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