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On Hybrid Writing: Finding the Right Container for the Story You Need to Tell

On Hybrid Writing: Finding the Right Container for the Story You Need to Tell

Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante Embrace the Importance of Genre Fluidity

By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | July 25, 2025

On Beauty and Its Opposite: Writing Toward Aesthetic Force 

On Beauty and Its Opposite: Writing Toward Aesthetic Force 

Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante on the Importance of the Singular Image

By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | July 18, 2025

Genre is a Container, Not a Cage, a Tool, Not a Limitation

Genre is a Container, Not a Cage, a Tool, Not a Limitation

Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante on the Importance Writing Outside Your Comfort Zone

By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | July 11, 2025

Have You Considered an Anarchist Approach to Plot?

Have You Considered an Anarchist Approach to Plot?

Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante on Throwing Bombs, Emotional Movement, and Other Plot Devices

By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | July 3, 2025

I’m <em>Obsessed</em>: On the Importance of Getting Lost in Your Writing

I’m Obsessed: On the Importance of Getting Lost in Your Writing

The First in a Five-Part Series on the Craft of Writing by Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante

By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | June 27, 2025

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