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Creative Writing: Satire Lessons

Satire: Lesson 1 Using Headlines: Use publications, online publications are fine. Find a theme or topic that has a number of headlines (politics, crime, romance, natural disaster, the environment) to tell a message. You can use between ten and fifteen headlines to tell your story. Write them down in a sequence you feel best tells […]

Weird Laws in New York City, South Carolina and Elsewhere

Every week I seem to find myself shaking my head for more than a week at the strange laws I find. When I first started writing weird about laws, I was a little worried that I wouldn’t be able to write enough new material. However, that fear quickly disappeared. I’ve learned that given the chance, […]

How to Use Simile, Metaphor, Irony and Hyperbole in Your Writing

There are many people who don’t know what it means to write well. Some people think that writing is simply putting pen to paper. Others think writing means sitting down at the computer and beginning to type. Others confuse proper search engine optimization or editing with writing. Others confuse good writing with proper spelling and […]