Visual metaphors are the secret language of great stories. In this article, I will discuss what they are and the source of their power.

When I speak of a great story, I mean stories or films that are critically acclaimed and generally acknowledged to be classics.

THE DETECTIVE story is a kind of intellectual game. It is more — it is a sporting event. And for the writing of detective stories there are very definite laws — unwritten ...

Creativity is something that comes naturally for most seasoned writers. Given any topic under the sun, an experienced writer will be able to spin words around...

TRUE!-NERVOUS--very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses--not destroyed--not dulled them.

The past tense is commonly used when writing a narrative or a story, as in: 1 Once upon a time, there was a peaceful kingdom in the heart of a jungle . . .

In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee...

The hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon his head with terror. What was to be done? To turn and fly was now too late; and besides, what chance was there of escaping ghost or goblin...

I am in love with my wife," he said--a superfluous remark, as I had not questioned his attachment to the woman he had married. We walked for ten minutes and then he said it again.

I don't mind staying after school," I says to Professor Herbert, "but I'd rather you'd whip me with a switch and let me go home early. Pa will whip me anyway for getting home two hours late."