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    Incorporating Descriptions Into Writing
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 7 min

    Incorporating Descriptions Into Writing

    By Shelly Bhagat & Hannah Ramsey Shelly Bhagat: You’re cruising along, writing that story you can't wait to submit until you decide to st...
    Editor Replaces Every Word in their Commentary With Longer Synonym
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    Editor Replaces Every Word in their Commentary With Longer Synonym

    By Ishita Shah and Nithya Ramcharan It’s Friday evening, and you’re spending the night at home. There are no after-school commitments or ...
    What shapes a writer more, acceptance or rejection?
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    What shapes a writer more, acceptance or rejection?

    By Brooke Nind, Nithya Ramcharan, Grace Zhang, and Neeraja Kumar Brooke Nind: Rejection is redirection. I know it’s cheesy and you’ve pro...
    Editing Twist Endings
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Editing Twist Endings

    By Pauline Paranikas As you read your most recent Polyphony Lit submission, you find yourself growing increasingly confused. Something he...
    Q&A - What has your greatest struggle with editing been?
    • Oct 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    Q&A - What has your greatest struggle with editing been?

    By Brooke Nind, Anika Mukker, Eva Zheng and Daniel Boyko Brooke Nind My greatest struggle with editing has been crafting general commenta...
    Editing Pieces with Poorly Planned Plots
    • Oct 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    Editing Pieces with Poorly Planned Plots

    By Melanie Van Peenen Perhaps Rudolf Clausius was wrong about entropy, or disorder, being the natural state of the universe. For somethin...
    Writing Prompts and How to Best Use Them
    • Oct 31, 2020
    • 7 min

    Writing Prompts and How to Best Use Them

    By Ishita Shah, Manal Nadeem, and Kyra Chiller I’ll go out on a limb here and predict that your creative process is anything but linear. ...
    Genre Editor Q&A
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 6 min

    Genre Editor Q&A

    By Pauline Paranikas, Daniel Boyko, Danielle Sherman, and Lara Katz We recently received the following questions from a writer: What dete...
    Implementing Editorial Feedback
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Implementing Editorial Feedback

    By Pauline Paranikas, Jessica Kim, and Daniel Boyko One of the most beneficial aspects of the Polyphony experience is receiving feedback ...
    Writing Three-Dimensional Characters
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 8 min

    Writing Three-Dimensional Characters

    By Ishita Shah, Julia Zacharski, Suhanee Mitragotri, and Pelumi Sholagbade Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the human species is th...
    Poet Misreads Instructions; Accidentally Submits Piece Containing Only Personally Identifying Inform
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Poet Misreads Instructions; Accidentally Submits Piece Containing Only Personally Identifying Inform

    By Yong-Yu Huang, Eva Zheng, and Neeraja Kumar WARNING: This piece is a work of fiction. Please do not include identifying information if...
    Writing To Make a Difference
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 8 min

    Writing To Make a Difference

    By Alex Baker, Shelly Bhagat, Daniel Boyko, and Anika Mukker Alex Baker: How many of you out there know the feeling of writing something ...
    Getting Published as a Teen Part Two
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 9 min

    Getting Published as a Teen Part Two

    By Ishita Shah, Lara Katz, Daniel Boyko, and Zoha Arif Last month, we covered the key difference between writers and authors, what resear...
    Q&A - What do you do to inspire/overcome writer’s block?
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Q&A - What do you do to inspire/overcome writer’s block?

    By Kate-Yeonjae Jeong, Brooke Nind, Grace Zhang, Shelly Bhagat, and Daniel Boyko Kate-Yeonjae Jeong: As a writer, there always comes a ti...
    Q&A - Have there been any awkward moments in your Polyphony career?
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Q&A - Have there been any awkward moments in your Polyphony career?

    By Pauline Paranikas, Yong-Yu Huang, Nithya Ramcharan, Brooke Nind, and Neeraja Kumar Pauline Paranikas: I don’t know if this necessarily...
    Getting Published as a Teen Part One
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 8 min

    Getting Published as a Teen Part One

    By Ishita Shah, Lara Katz, Daniel Boyko, and Zoha Arif Sometimes I have a feeling that the geniuses who birthed the English language got ...
    Daily Struggles of a Nitpicky Editor
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 6 min

    Daily Struggles of a Nitpicky Editor

    By Julia Zacharski, Zoha Arif, Yong-Yu Huang, and Grace Zhang Your grandmother may have told you that perfection is like honey on a veget...
    Editing a Piece in a Style/Genre You're Unfamiliar With
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 7 min

    Editing a Piece in a Style/Genre You're Unfamiliar With

    By Hannah Ramsey, Daniel Boyko, Kate Jeong, and Suhanee Mitragotri Introduction Billy Lombardo has forwarded you the submission "xxx” by ...
    Focus! Keeping Writing Focused
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 7 min

    Focus! Keeping Writing Focused

    By Zoha Arif I have some exotic, discombobulating thoughts when I’m brushing my teeth. Some mornings, I’ll be applying a generous swab of...
    Q&A - What's your favorite line you've ever written?
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 4 min

    Q&A - What's your favorite line you've ever written?

    By Giancarlo Riccobon, Daniel Boyko, and Yong-Yu Huang Giancarlo Riccobon My favorite line comes from the first draft of a short story I’...
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