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Category: Creative Writing

Panorama Photo of the Local Author Fair
August 25, 2025September 1, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Touch grass

Kid dressed up as superhero.
July 17, 2025August 3, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Basing the hero on yourself

Caricature of a villain (image from Wikipedia)
July 1, 2025July 3, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

My most villainous villain

My post on Threads about Taylor Swift and Juan Soto got over 125,000 views so far
June 1, 2025June 8, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Your words are not your own and other lessons from going viral (again)

A reference image from my work in progress
May 27, 2025June 1, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

AI reconsidered

My presentation at the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show, April 26, 2025
May 2, 2025May 8, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Listen to your readers

Title page of my draft novel White Lies with comments by my professor, Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes.
April 25, 2025May 2, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

White Lies and broken men

These writing tips will make your romance stand out
February 11, 2025February 17, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Five must-haves when writing romance

The Eight of Swords from the Hanson-Roberts tarot deck
January 6, 2025January 12, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

The Eight of Swords, captivity, and freedom

My marked-up query letter
September 18, 2024October 2, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Tips on writing query letters

Image from Pixabay
August 18, 2024August 25, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Why you should write from your values

Just a typical pair of men's shorts.
August 9, 2024August 18, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

A shorts story

A book bag from the Irvine Heritage Library
July 21, 2024July 29, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

A bigger book bag

Like this kind of security gate
June 20, 2024July 4, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Writers: Don’t gatekeep yourself

Violent woman attacking a child.
May 30, 2024June 6, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

“Oh, must it all end in violence?”

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