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Category: Creative Writing

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?”

A sample of my screenplay with a reference image.
May 2, 2024June 26, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Going from novel to screenplay

The Tortured Poets Department
April 19, 2024May 3, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Writing for yourself is writing for others

My turn with the sarcastic Wonka meme
March 25, 2024March 31, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Wonka vs Wonka and the problem with overly likable characters

Image from Pixabay
March 3, 2024March 12, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Apocalypse reconsidered

Sample of generating AI art.
February 23, 2024April 15, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

How AI can help writers

My novel Amiga (L) with The Roof Above by Gail Dwyer
February 9, 2024February 23, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Learning from other authors

Our dog checks out my TBR pile
January 3, 2024January 7, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

What to read between writing projects

Catching up at the Local Author Day. Photo by Donna Judd.
November 22, 2023November 29, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Readers, why you should go to author events

Panel at Indie Author Day in Anaheim, 2023. See caption at the end of the article.
November 8, 2023November 12, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Authors and the power of community

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