Grammarly

JANUARY 24, 2024

Discourse can include fictional and poetic works as well as nonfictional prose. In fact, it’s organized into three categories: Written discourse: Composed of written works like essays, blog posts, and books. 2 Narration Narration is discourse presented through storytelling. Contrary to its name, it is not limited to poetry.

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Personal essay The personal essay is a short prose composition in which the author explores a specific topic, experience, or idea from their personal point of view. Regular nonfiction focuses on just conveying facts and information without much literary flair, while creative nonfiction uses storytelling devices to engage readers.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 30, 2023

Do you need some pizazz for your prose? Cringe Humor We have all experienced cringe moments in our lives, which is why this type of humor works so well in storytelling. For the next piece of prose you write, or blog post you publish, try adding a bit of satire or situational comedy to it and see where it takes you.

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The Write Life

OCTOBER 3, 2022

And if you’re still hungry for more opportunities, we also have posts on writers grants and writing fellowships.). Biopage Storytelling Writing Contest. Each year, it opens submissions for pieces in four genres: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and prose poetry. Submissions may be prose, poetry or non-academic essays.

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Copywriter Collective

APRIL 11, 2025

This includes everything from brand storytelling, product demos, tutorials, skits, and UGC-style (user-generated content) ads that mimic influencer content. Copywriters fluent in branding and storytelling already hold many of the tools TikTok demands. They just need to adapt their voice and pacing. Read your script out loud.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

So that is actually the nature of tragedies , but more broadly, storytelling. I didn't write this book because I was trying to fill a void with Aristotle and his ideas and storytelling. Then what I quickly realized was how resonant these ideas were in modern storytelling, on both the screen, the page, and in our lives.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 12, 2024

A swipe file is a collection of writing examples — email subject lines, landing pages, sales pages, banner ads, breathtaking blog or social media posts, headlines, etc. The reader knows the purpose of this email is to encourage them to read a blog post. The reader might be afraid that going through the post will take too much time.

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 13, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll dive into famous allegory examples from literature, movies, and music. Learn more here: 57 Metaphor Examples That’ll Pack Your Prose With Persuasion Allegory vs Parable Allegories and parables are very similar because they both have two layers of meaning and are complete stories.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 9, 2012

This guest post is by Elizabeth Joss of Xcellent Media. His novel, Shantaram , is comprised of moving metaphorical prose that calls readers to action, whether it be to laugh, cry, or to delve deep within themselves. They add a layer of richness, making you a better storyteller overall. Shantaram Kishan Kharre. Metaphor pitfalls.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 20, 2021

In part, I tackled the project to prove what I’d always suspected: that the rules of storytelling are universal, that they apply across genres, including both nonfiction  and  fiction. JH:  In fiction the rules of storytelling become even stricter. That indeed proved to be the case. CS:  Good point.  A.

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Make a Living Writing

MARCH 27, 2025

No matter who you are, you have a plethora of life experiences, events, and stories that can be crafted into a compelling personal narrative for use in an article, blog post, case study, etc. But, that’s easier said than done. Where can I use personal narratives? You can use personal narratives if you’re creating online courses.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 29, 2023

So we found that as you get better working with it, it can write more and more of the prose for you, in your voice and style. So maybe you're someone who uses very punchy dialogue or very short declarative sentences, or whatever it is, it will suss that out from what you gave it, and then it will use that as it writes prose.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

So, the way I look at transmedia storytelling is it's basically telling a single story or story experience across many different formats. This idea of using prose within comics. It doesn't matter whether that creation is writing prose or comics or acting, or whatever. Does that make sense, Joanna? It's amazing. It's the same.

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Article Writing

AUGUST 10, 2022

At some point, it becomes a little tempting to log on to any freelance writing platform, post a job description, and then hire the best person who applies within the next hour or so. Social media posts? Rest assured, they all want hard-hitting journalism – or Truman Capote-style prose – but are willing to spend no more than $20 on it.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 21, 2024

So we weren't really using it to write prose, we were using it maybe to enhance your descriptions or bring in things that you didn't think about. ” It will describe the stuff, but the storyteller is putting the emotional context into that scene, and what the reader is going to feel is coming from the human. That was great.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 6, 2023

Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art blends prose with comic art to deliver a compelling narrative about the art of comics. Incorporating visuals stretches your creativity beyond the confines of words, adding a fresh dynamic to your storytelling. Just sketch rudimentary characters or storyboard a few scenes.

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Smart Blogger

MAY 26, 2023

It embodies the tone of your prose, the cadence of your sentences, and the specific words you choose. Narrative Writing Narrative writing is the art of storytelling, a delightful escape that whisks the reader off to a different realm. It’s more than just adhering to grammar rules and sentence structures. Consider J.K.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 26, 2023

Photo by Gaetano Cessati on Unsplash Today’s post is by author Amy L. But to effectively execute this elevated brand of first-person narrative, writers must navigate a complex set of rules and avoid any number of pitfalls that will turn a novel into a flat, dull expanse of prose. This is a prose-killing mistake.

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Income Diary

AUGUST 29, 2023

He would write a blog post to explain why he as a Top Copywriter was so excited about AI and why he was now a Prompt Engineer! (Or Armed with this information you can write emails, blog posts, landing page copy, etc. Then, we’ll hit the open road, exploring the scenic routes of storytelling, persuasion, and emotional engagement.

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Men With Pens

MAY 20, 2012

Every sentence will flow with wit, while being as tight and crisp as the prose of Hemingway. Post by David Masters David is a digital writer , storyteller, vagabond and dreamer based in Swansea, Wales. To brighten your day with more storytelling goodness you can (and should) follow David on Twitter. Leave a Comment!

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

And for those moments when you’re uncertain about your prose, grammar and style checkers, such as Grammarly and Hemingway Editor , stand ready to polish your words, ensuring your initial drafts mirror your vision closely. The post How to Write a Book in 5 Simple Steps (& Become an Author) appeared first on Smart Blogger.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 25, 2023

Story Framework Before you jump into the messy, delightful chaos of storytelling, it’s crucial to lay down some groundwork. Crafting mood involves an array of literary devices — think of the choppy sentences in a suspenseful scene or the flowy prose in a romantic moment. Ready to turn that shaky draft into a masterpiece?

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Poets use anastrophe as an easy rhyme scheme in poetry , and prose writers use it to sound… wiser? It’s used in poetry, nonfiction books, blog posts , you name it. All are storytellers who create suspense , a feeling of heightened anxiety, uncertainty, and excitement. Bloggers will fight to snap up your guest posts.

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The Write Life

APRIL 1, 2023

If you’ve spent any amount of time in online reading or writing circles, you’ve probably come across posts like this titled ‘X Times Men Didn’t Know How to Write Female Characters,’ each featuring screenshots of tragically sexist prose. My point is, it’s not exactly news that badly-written women are an unfortunate feature in our media.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 13, 2025

Photo by JACQUELINE BRANDWAYN on Unsplash Todays post is by writer, editor, and book coach Karmen H. Avoid the temptation to compare your prose to that of writers who are further down the path. You might, for example, favor compound sentences or baroque prose because its the predominant writing style in your mother tongue.

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Freelance Magic

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I knew the ins and outs of SEO and I’d written copy for the travel company I worked for, as well as blog posts, articles, and press releases. In that first month, I wrote guest posts on other sites to build up my portfolio, as I was acutely aware that all my clippings came from my own site. But I didn’t stop there.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Today’s post is by MFA director Nancy Wayson Dinan. In Story, McKee argues that there is a classical design for storytelling, and here’s where the commercial side lies. It’s not that we’re actively told to avoid the traditional modes of storytelling, it’s just that other modes are privileged. That’s not quite a fair statement.

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