The Writer's Workout

What is Stream of Consciousness? The American Psychological Association uses the stream of consciousness as a metaphor for the loose, flowing, and relatively unstructured form of our thoughts. For example, as I’m writing this blog I’m reminded of all the times I’ve written essays for school. But if my thoughts were perfectly transcribed onto paper, they wouldn’t look like the structured sentences I’m currently writing. They would probably look more like this. “Words lines wor

In medias res (in the middle of things) is an exciting way to start a novel. Learn all about how to use this literary device effectively!