Aimee Liu

The MindMelding Art of Interiority on the Page How to represent thought in narrative: lessons from Sally Rooney

Interiority is like literary sleight of mind. The thoughts reported on the page must be carefully crafted to appear spontaneous and resemble actual thoughts, but transcripts they are not!
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Writing Prompt: HALCYON Visual inspiration + mental exercise to start your writing week

Writing Prompt: HALCYON
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I Have Something to Tell You The key code to everything you write

#writingcommunity Learn how to use I Have Something To tell You as an essential #writingcraft mnemonic, AND claim your 50% #writeforpeace discount now for a full year of mfalore.com

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Tell Congress: No War with Iran Trump has launched unauthorized military strikes on Iran, dragging the United States into yet another war without approval from Congress. This reckless escalation is putting U.S. servicemembers, Ameri...

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Why is it vital in this moment of crisis to learn the craft of #literarywriting? Because literary writing conveys truth to hearts & minds, dismantles false assumptions. We need daily reminders of our shared humanity & deepest convictions. Tools of #literature help us provide that, whatever we write.

Which of These Keys Will Unlock Your Story's Meaning? The Risky Magic of Literary Tropes

#writingcommunity
#Literary tropes are verbal transformers of ideas into narrative trail markers. When used effectively, they signal what the story is really about. Take this deep dive with me into the good, bad, and magical aspects of this #writing device.
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Writing at Our Wit’s End How to create when everything feels unsettled, you can’t find calm or peace within yourself, and you're not sure which path will lead to a meaningful destination

If you're at your wit's end about the world today and your #writing in it, you will want to read this lovely essay by Goddard College #MFA in Writing alum Katrina Barnes in today's #writerintheworld at mfalore.com.
#writingcommunity #writinglife
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What to Expect When You’re Birthing a Book The critical stages from manuscript delivery to your book’s publication day

#writingcommunity #authors Want to know how your #book actually gets published after it's sold? Read this!
#bookpublishing #bookbusiness #editing #bookproduction
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Writing Prompt: HALF Visual inspiration + mental exercise to start your writing week

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Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw

Opinion | New START wasn’t a silver bullet, but it helped keep the world safe Nuclear arms treaties have helped avoid a new arms race.

"The house of dynamite is getting larger and less stable, and the last guardrails are now gone," @captmarkkelly.bsky.social writes. https://wapo.st/4660wEK

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MFA Lore | Aimee Liu | Substack The essence of an MFA in creative writing, minus the tuition: 3 weekly sections, one post at a time. Click to read MFA Lore, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Looking for a #writingworkshop that meets monthly with a veteran #MFA professor?
We’re launching just that workshop at mfalore.com this month as a major benefit for Take5 subscribers. If you write #fiction, #memoir, or other nonfiction prose, have a look at the Take5 program, and join us!

#epstein #Democrats #senate

Well Published via Contests! Live with Aimee Liu & Toni Ann Johnson Contests are an often overlooked pathway to book publication. Toni Ann Johnson has had THREE books published by winning contests.

GETTING WELL PUBLISHED VIA CONTESTS?
Yes! @toniannj.bsky.social has won THREE #WritingContests that led to #bookpublications of her #fiction. Including one with @roxanegay.bsky.social as her editor! Find out how she did it!
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#writingcommunity #authors #memoir

Flyer for WeHo Reads Telling Family Secrets

Coming Soon: WeHo Reads: Telling Family Secrets
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Create to Survive! Live with Aimee Liu, Elena Georgiou, & Sherri L. Smith A recording from Writer in the World's live video

"I refuse to let my heart and brain be polluted or hijacked... I just refuse and resist." #Creativity is our ticket to survival. We have different approaches but the same goal: resilient #resistance 💙‼️ #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/mfalore/...

But Where's Home? - The University Press of Kentucky It's 1963 in the small town of Monroe, New York. The Arringtons, a Black family, buy a house in a picturesque, all-white neighborhood. Some residents are wel...

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Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 11am PT, we’re going to be discussing Toni Ann’s AMAZING track record: 3 #fiction #contest wins leading to publication of 3 books! How does she do it?
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Tried & True Rules for a Superlative Writing Group Get ready for our Take5 Workshop-- or your own!

#writingcommunity If you’re launching a new writing group that plans to workshop pieces, best review practices and policies that help other workshops prosper and survive. Here's a proven blueprint for success.
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Is Your Spine Strong Enough To Support Your Story? The narrative core has to power, carry, AND deliver the goods

#writingcommunity Your narrative spine leads readers from the abiding question at the start of your #story, to the conclusion, which ideally answers that question. Having a strong, proportionally balanced spine connects your reader to the story’s meaning.
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Anatomy of an Op-Ed To find the formula for an opinion piece, tweak the formula for a hit book

#writingcommunity Whether you’re protesting Dump or promoting your book, you need to know how to write an op-Ed that will actually get published. Here’s how.
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There are entire new cohorts of Americans, discovering in horror what the Black Americans always knew, feom their firsthand experiences…

This interview with James Baldwin was aired in the 1960s… and is so painfully valid today - on the day of ICE murdering another American.

We all know the poem, and there is no shade of white that will save you from this murderous regime.

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Account of Killing

Video footage shows Mr. Pretti stepping between a woman and an agent who is pepper spraying her. Other agents then pepper spray Mr. Pretti, who is holding a phone in one hand and nothing in the other, and pull him to the ground.
#ICEMURDERS #TRUMPLIES #MAGAMURDERS
#PRETTI #MINNEAPOLIS

Coming Soon: WeHo Reads: Telling Family Secrets, featuring Toni Ann Johnson, Aimee Liu, Juanita E. Mantz, and Hannah Sward

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'Careless People' is a Model MWAM [Memoir With A Mission] Sarah Wynn-Williams proves that story, structure, and voice can turbocharge political, business, and policy messaging

This is a formidable #memoir genre. If you write any kind of #nonfiction, you need to understand how MWAM works.
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Gov. Walz to MS NOW:

"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.

"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."