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How to deal with non-writers 3 Feb 2013 | 08:56 pm
Written by WxY During my experiences on the vast expanse that is the Internet, I’ve come across a few complaints about “non-writers”. That is to say, people who claim to be writers, and can think of e...
Introducing Rewrite 25 Sep 2012 | 10:08 am
Hey all, I’m excited to introduce you all to Rewrite today – the next step for Hortorian and anyone who would like to use it. So what is it? The quick and simple way to think of Rewrite is as a dedica...
Politics in Writing: Part Two 26 Aug 2012 | 03:53 am
In Politics in Writing: Part One we examined the ways in which settings build certain types of political environments. We looked at how it provides an important reference point for moral and social qu...
Poetry For Morons 24 Aug 2012 | 01:00 am
Don’t worry, you’re in good company. I am – fortunately enough – an ‘absolute moron’ too. I only started reading poetry for pleasure this Spring, actually – although I’ve written it for much longer as...
Hortorian is back! 21 Aug 2012 | 05:16 am
And welcome, or welcome back, everyone! For those completely new new-comers, Hortorian shut its doors on August 20th 2011, after a broadly successful one and a half year run. The reasons for its closu...
Politics in Writing: Part One 21 Aug 2012 | 05:01 am
It is often considered a dangerous folly to throw politics into ones writing. Anyone who indicates their wish to go down this path will often be confronted with the spectre of Atlas Shrugged, as a dir...
Creative Pluralism 21 Aug 2012 | 04:20 am
I like to lecture people. I do. I like to pretend that I’m wise and and that my opinion is something respected. So this is what I’m going to do: I’m going to write an article and post it. This is what...
Character Presentation 1: Dialogue 21 Aug 2012 | 02:45 am
In this series of articles, I’ll be giving my rather-respectable opinion on how (I believe) that characters should be presented in fiction- currently with a focus on prose- and how to make presentat...
Hello world! 3 Dec 2011 | 09:13 am
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