Beth Black

Commas can help you write what you mean. Or, they can take a dark and funny turn.

I’m having fun diving into the funny pool these days.

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Let’s take moment to compare two similar genres: Love Story vs. Romance.

How many writers does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Whatever you choose to share, you’ll be at your best when you fully understand the vocabulary of what has taken place.

You're at home with a keyboard. It's time to write the next great story.

I took the drastic measure of hiding his supply...

It took one look at all the cans and keeled over dead.

Ring-Around-the Rosie!

He's the Pavarotti of the Proboscis, the Ace of Achoos ...

The beginning of our journey to nowhere fast.

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Using these two literary devices, we can set a scene or define a character.

Here's a story from my days at UC, Irvine. It's a response tale to a famous short story that uses one element. This one earned an A.

This week, we're going to play! Let's make someone shout into the wind. Let's make someone else ponder his place in the universe

Metonymy is a literary device that allows you to discover your creativity with relativity.

Hailing Frequencies

Go beyond snap, crackle and pop to discover the hidden onomatopoeia in stories you read and write.