Learn how to use word counts to your advantage and improve your writing form rather than getting distracted by typical word counts for specific forms.
Author: Guilliean Pacheco
Guilliean Pacheco (she/her) is a Filipino-American journalist and copy editor by day; poet and creative writer by night. She earned her M.F.A. in Writing from the University of San Francisco and is an Anaphora Arts poetry fellow. She's also a member of AIR, ACES, IWW FJU, and Uproot. She’s a misplaced California girl who lives in Las Vegas normally, if one could call living there normal, on Southern Paiute land.
The importance of killing your darlings
Learn how to identify potential situations to kill one of your darlings, recognize when an idea is no longer valuable, and avoid wasting time and energy on unhelpful projects.
Analyzing the negative approach
Learn how to effectively target pain points and take an unusual approach to story problems. There is no one “right way” – only the way that works best for your story.
Season 2, Episode 028: My First Time
Guilliean reads her creative non-fiction piece of the same name. Stream it and read along with the text! The first time I had a transformative bowl of killer ramen was the day after my first date with my boyfriend. Being American, all I knew was Maruchan. However, my genetic disposition…
Words that describe people’s reactions to humor
Discover the perfect words to describe people’s reactions to humor about the unpredictable nature of laughter. Whether you’re a seasoned comedian or just trying to break the ice, find the right words to make your audience laugh along with you.
Unbound Feet by Judy Yung x A Larger Memory by Ronald T. Takaki
Happy Lunar New Year one and all. May the Year of the Tiger bless you and your family this year. In celebration of this event, I’m sharing a review of the books Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco by Judy Yung and A Larger Memory:…
Season 2, Episode 027: Effra
The joy of pushing myself to learn how to edit sound bites as part of this one-woman show has me playing around with A.I. again. I wrote this “script” as a one-off extra credit creative writing piece for my Intro to Economics class for undergrad. I polished it up and…
The self-editing process
Learn how to objectively assess your work, identify weak points, and refine your authorial voice. Streamline your editing process and take your writing to the next level.