Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons for Black Authors

Free Within Ourselves - A Step-by-Step Guide for African American WritersIn this comprehensive guide, Jewell Parker Rhodes provides African American writers with practical guidance, essays, and journal exercises to help them overcome the unique challenges they face in writing.

With a focus on character development, point of view, plot, atmosphere, dialogue, diction, sentence variety, and revision, Rhodes offers a wealth of techniques and strategies for crafting compelling fiction.

The book includes inspirational advice from successful contemporary black writers, a bibliography, and a guide to workshops, journals, magazines, contests, and fellowships supportive of black arts.

Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, this book will help you unlock your creative potential and bring your writing to life.