Category Archives for "NEWS"

‘Stranger Things 4’ heads to California for spring break

Pack your bags, Stranger Things fans: We’re leaving Indiana and heading to California. November 6 is also known to fans as Stranger Things day — it’s the day Will Byers went missing in 1983, as shown in Season 1. To commemorate the moment, Netflix is revealing tantalizing new details about its upcoming fourth season. The […]

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  • November 7, 2021
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Improve Your Writing By Celebrating The Dead

This Week In Writing, we celebrate Day of the Dead by learning from writers and ideas no longer with us. How do past writers inspire you?Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash; Edited by the author Today is Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. Throughout Mexico, living relatives celebrate and honor the deceased. There’s a […]

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  • November 4, 2021
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3 Step Guide to Richer, Layered World-Building

La Brea Pilot Analysis #2: How to use different POVs to improve world-building and immerse your audiencePhoto by NBCUniversal Media Remember Lost? It was the TV sensation that millions (me included) obsessed over — and the show that La Brea is partly modeled after. But La Brea isn’t simply a copycat. The writers chose to tweak two important […]

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  • November 1, 2021
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Mom Writes A Letter In Sidewalk Chalk To ‘Karen Neighbor’ Who Complained About Her Toddler’s Drawings And It’s Going Viral

I couldn’t imagine my childhood without sidewalk chalk. This is how my parents taught us, little kids, letters and numbers, and this was basically the only thing that would keep us interested. It had unlimited play potential so you could doodle, play with friends, create art and unleash your imagination. The best part, you didn’t […]

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  • October 29, 2021
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We’re Tweaking Our Submission Process

This Week In Writing, we celebrate an editor, ask for your opinion, and make a few changes to our submission rules.Photo by AbsolutVision on Unsplash, Edited by the author Our Submission Rules are a living document. Jessica and I make changes and adapt them a few times each year based on changes at Medium and feedback […]

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  • October 27, 2021
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We Need Your Help

This Week In Writing, we explore collaboration among the community and ask for your opinion.Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash; Edited by the author Last night our final Community Cohort of 2021 came to an end. Our cohorts put people together to help each other edit and grow as writers. It’s a lot of fun watching people […]

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  • October 22, 2021
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