Creative Writing Success

To be publishable, creative writing must be both original and well crafted, the work honed through training, practice, feedback, and multiple revisions. This site has been designed to assist writers in each of these important areas.

My name is Pearl Luke. I am the author of Madame Zee and Burning Ground, published by HarperCollins. I am also a university writing instructor, and a creative writing mentor. Until 2008, I offered the materials here only to those I mentored, and in face-to-face workshops known as Weekend with an Author. As more writers enquired about online courses and individualized mentoring, I created this site, which now offers many hours of free writing lessons and resources, in addition to courses and paid services.

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Read New Short Stories by readers.

Find numerous writing lessons on the Creative Writing Help page.

Read about various aspects of the Creative Writing Process.

Learn Why a Writing Platform is a Must: 13 Ways to Build Yours.

If you want to finish a novel, join the Novel Immersion Workshop, which guides individuals or small groups of writers through a novel, from start to finish as they write on a regular schedule.

I write new free articles on a regular basis, and as the site is an extension of a career teaching, these pages are filled with tips on the writing process, tips for writing a novel, writing prompts, writing contests, creative writing quotations, and plenty of practical advice on how to write better and increase your odds of getting published.

If you are a new or unpublished writer, you may submit your writing to Page Forty-Seven, a new online creative writing anthology especially for you. To submit your short stories, click here or on the submissions button in the left navigation bar.

Use this site however you like. Link to it. Bookmark it. Share it with others if you think they will find it useful.

In the writing library, learn which books I use myself and recommend. If you're looking for creative writing courses, I list trusted sources of good value.

If you don't see what you're looking for, let me know, and I'll write the next article to fill the need. I don't believe that there is one way of writing or one way of teaching creative writing. There are numerous methods, and on this site, I strive to provide as many options as possible, so that you may use what feels right, and leave the rest.

So, welcome! Explore and enjoy.

A special note: Almost all links on this site open in a separate window. If they don't open, please adjust your pop up blocker(s). Disclosure: This site costs visitors nothing. I spend on average a hundred hours a month building and maintaining it, and I incur many costs, including payments to authors when I buy their stories. To recoup some of my time and expenses, I have incorporated a few advertising sponsors and a donation button. When you click on ads or link to products from this site, I earn commissions ranging from a few cents to a few dollars. With the exception of the Google ads, which I can't control, I offer only those products that I use and value myself, from sellers I trust. If you wish to make a donation, please click on the Buy Me Lunch! button.