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Aubrey Hirsch

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Category: craft

Digital Storytelling for Creative Writers

Posted on June 16, 2017June 16, 2017 by aubrey

TL:DR: Here’s the syllabus. (Links are clickable and they’ll get you to the “readings”, tutorials, etc.) This last semester I… Read more Digital Storytelling for Creative Writers

A Beginner’s Guide to Publishing

Posted on April 21, 2017April 21, 2017 by aubrey

If you’re just here for the publishing handout and would prefer not to read my rambling lamentations about leaving teaching, here… Read more A Beginner’s Guide to Publishing

Fighting Title-Block

Posted on October 3, 2011 by aubrey

My FFC column this month is inspired by this post by Thomas Kearnes, where he discusses his five favorite and… Read more Fighting Title-Block

Describing Your First Person Narrator

Posted on May 2, 2011 by aubrey

Re-blogged from my monthly column over at Flash Fiction Chronicles. Among the challenges presented by writing in first person point… Read more Describing Your First Person Narrator

Fixed Form Narratives

Posted on April 4, 2011 by aubrey

Reposting this piece on Fixed Form Narratives from my monthly column over at Flash Fiction Chronicles. I have a new… Read more Fixed Form Narratives

Making Metaphor

Posted on January 31, 2011 by aubrey

First of all, very glad to even be able to type the word “metaphor” today. On Saturday, I poured a… Read more Making Metaphor

A Fiction Writer’s Guide to Poetry

Posted on January 23, 2011 by aubrey

I consider myself to be primarily a prose writer, but I have dabbled a bit in poetry. It’s fun. It’s… Read more A Fiction Writer’s Guide to Poetry

Dzanc Day! Dzig it!

Posted on January 19, 2011 by aubrey

I’m very happy to be co-leading a workshop for this year’s Dzanc Day, a day when writers, editors and teachers… Read more Dzanc Day! Dzig it!

How to Avoid Avoiding Plot

Posted on January 13, 2011 by aubrey

I wrote the brief craft essay below, about common traps that keep writers from writing well-plotted flash fiction, for Flash Fiction… Read more How to Avoid Avoiding Plot

Never Again & Word Choice

Posted on December 15, 2010 by aubrey

Doug Nufer’s book Never Again has only just come to my attention, despite being published in 2002 (apparently). As the title… Read more Never Again & Word Choice

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