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Category: Creative Writing

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August 12, 2019August 14, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Lessons from the other side of the rejection notice

Peddling my books in 2019 (pre-weight loss)
July 1, 2019November 15, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Are author events worth the time?

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 Matthew Arnold Stern

Why writers must stand up for what they believe

Germany before World War I
May 19, 2019April 25, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

The Pre-Something Era

April 23, 2019 Matthew Arnold Stern

Debugging a manuscript

April 8, 2019May 9, 2019 Matthew Arnold Stern

A little good news

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March 25, 2019March 31, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Comedy isn’t easy

March 4, 2019May 30, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Art and connection

January 28, 2019October 2, 2019 Matthew Arnold Stern

The value of work (and writing about it)

January 18, 2019December 3, 2019 Matthew Arnold Stern

Is there a right way to write a novel?

November 2, 2018May 30, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Write anyway

October 2, 2018October 5, 2018 Matthew Arnold Stern

The villain’s journey

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September 25, 2018July 11, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Why I love writing fiction

Selfie at Immigrant March 2018
July 27, 2018August 18, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

To sell yourself, be yourself

June 18, 2018June 19, 2018 Matthew Arnold Stern

What do we write about now?

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