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Aigner Loren Wilson

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South Sound Speculative Fiction Writing Group

August 8, 2023August 7, 2023 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 2 Comments

I love writing. It's my lifeblood or my heart pulse; it's the thing that keeps me going. Noodling over a writing problem or coming up with a new story feels like living to me. But when I'm doing it in a community of other writers, it feels like magic.

How I Wrote: To Carve Home in Your Bones

April 24, 2023June 5, 2023 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 2 Comments

'To Carve Home' is one of those stories I needed to tell. I needed to talk about trauma and home and becoming your own person in a way that featured monsters and fantastical creatures and a world without fear.

How I Write: Spreadsheeting a Novel

June 11, 2022November 11, 2025 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 3 Comments

Learn how to analyze and troubleshoot your novels by organizing them into a spreadsheet to create a cohesive narrative.

My Method for Selling Over 200 Stories

How to Pitch a Story by Aigner Loren Wilson article cover art. A Black person smiling while talking into a headphone microphone and pointing at a computer screen with their pencil. Learn how to submit stories. Submitting stories to publications. List of paying publications. Learn how to pitch an article. Article pitch examples. Examples of article pitches.
July 31, 2021July 24, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Examples of pitches that have landed me up toย $28,000

Top Performing Subject Lines for Creative Writing Newsletters

Top Performing Subject Lines for Writers by Aigner Loren Wilson article cover. There is a pink gridded background and over top of that is a message box. At the top of the message box is Aigner Loren Wilson. Below that it says like an email (to: Your Readers) (from: Your Best Self). Inside the message box in large letters are the words Top Performing Subject Lines for Writers with Newsletters. Below that are two buttons , save as draft and send email, and a mouse pointer.
July 28, 2021March 8, 2024 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 1 Comment

These 5 subject lines have the best open rates and performances for authors and writers with newsletters.

What Viral Headlines Can Teach Us

July 25, 2021July 24, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Learn how to write headlines from the most viewed articles.

8 Dialogue Hacks to Show Character Development in Your Fiction

April 12, 2021April 7, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Learn how to write engaging dialogue that also shows character development without losing the spark of the story.

What Black Mirror Teaches Storytellers

June 9, 2019January 28, 2022 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Black Mirror has so much to teach us as storytellers. The way the creators design the plots and build the characters speaks volumes on our world and the dangers that we are facing.

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