I remember an editor sending back my manuscript saying there were too many dashes. What was interesting about that comment was I didn’t know I’d been writing so many. And that’s when you start noticing a habit you didnt know existed. How much do you really need these dashes? A tool for that would be […]

This ghazal structure checker runs through your text to look for: • Couplets The radif repeats. This is the Qafia Rhyme Proxy. • Matla Setup This is a Maqta Marker. • Autonomous Couplet Strength The form is deceptively simple because it uses a repeating refrain and two-line verse. You must follow the pattern that joins […]

For a draft pantoum, you will find these features: a pantoum structure check and stanza mapping. You can also reuse closing lines with optional matching and see repeated line carryover. Finally, it includes quatrains with an ABAB rhyme proxy. There is also a pantoum structure checker available. Rather than progress linearly like most forms, the […]

Because it is easy to veer off track if you try to improvise with the form, there is no room for deviation from structure of a sestina. You select your six end words. These should be words that seems fitting for the subject matter, like morning light, river, or stone. Then you write, only to […]