HeyJaredSunsets and Storytelling
Lessons, insights, and observations from a professional writer with 13 years' experience and an MA in creative writing. Sharing what I've learned over 20 years of studying storytelling and writing craft.
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Summer Rain | The Writer's Journey Community Anthology, Issue Two (opens the original)
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It’s a privilege to share with you the latest issue of The Writer’s Journey Community’s quarterly anthology. Once every three months, a different selection of writers from within the TWJ Community each contributes a poem or micro-story to a collection, all on a shared theme.Our summer issue’s theme is: Summer rain. The purpose of this anthology is to showcase the talent within our community, and celebrate the great writing of our members. So, let’s get right to it!
How Many Words Do You Really Need to Tell an Effective Story? (opens the original)
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I’ve been in pursuit of becoming a more concise, subtle fiction writer for a few years now. I’m fascinated by the concept of “less is more” in storytelling, because that style doesn’t come naturally to me as a writer. In 2020, my first draft of my first novel weighed in at more than 144,000 words. Obviously, that’s far too long, and a clear sign of a writer with a few flaws that need fixing. When I was working through that novel’s third draft in 2022 and 2023, the aspects of my writing that need
July's Monthly Recap and Highlights from The Writer's Journey Community (opens the original)
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What impact does it have on your writing life / career when you find a group of like-minded friends all working towards similar goals, who can support each other through common challenges, help each other achieve their full creative potential, and have fun together in a collaborative community environment? Read on to find out… This is the latest in a new series of monthly articles, in which I’ll share all the key highlights and updates from within The Writer’s Journey Community over the past fou
An Evening with Award-Winning Author Claire Fuller (opens the original)
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When I started my creative writing MA in 2017, my class-mates and I were given a list of books to read, to support our learning and help us develop as writers.On that list was an award-winning debut novel called Our Endless Numbered Days, which had just been published in 2015. The author of that novel was, of course, the amazing .I think part of the reason why that book was on our reading list, apart from the obvious brilliance of the writing, was to show us an example of a recent debut novel by
10 Writing Lessons from 22 Writers Doing a 30-Day Group Writing Challenge (opens the original)
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What can you learn from 22 writers doing a 30-day-group writing challenge? Well, as it turns out, quite a lot, actually. The Writer’s Journey Community recently took on a group challenge to write every day for 30 days.This was our first ever group writing challenge in the community, and it ran from the end of April to the end of May.22 writers participated, each committing to making 30 straight days of significant progress on their writing projects.The challenge worked by inviting everyone to se
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