How you interact with people in and out of the literary community will have a significant impact on your future in the industry. One conversation, one job, one panel has the potential to make or break you.

One Story Magazine editor Hannah Tinti has put a new spin on the traditional narrative structure, and it will change how you think about storytelling.

A traditional narrative arc will help you write your own work and/or evaluate/study how other writers craft their narratives. But while this narrative structure is strong, I would like to make an addition to it: the tipping point.

Whether you are writing a short story or a novel, if you can clearly identify each of these narrative touchpoints, odds are you have the makings of a solid story.

Avoid exposition quicksand while writing by crafting scenes with these three elements.

If you’re struggling to make your character more relatable, the key might be to exploit their flaws. Here’s what we can learn from Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects.

Learn where you fall on the pantser-plotter spectrum, as well as the pros and cons of each creative writing approach.

Reading out loud gives the student a fresh perspective and in turn, helps them make new observations about where they currently are with the assignment and where they need to go.