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Dustin Grinnell

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Dustin Grinnell is a writer based in Boston. He’s penned everything from short stories to scripts, from scientific articles to sci-fi novels, and has been published in the world’s top media outlets. These outlets include the Washington Post, Salon, VICE, the LA Review of Books, Writer’s Digest, the Boston Globe, and the New Scientist. Along the way, he’s won a variety of awards, been featured in international exhibitions, and taught workshops. Learn more at dustingrinnell.com.

Recent Stories from Dustin Grinnell

Writing TechniquesEvoking Emotion in Fiction: Seven Pragmatic Ways to Make Readers Give a DamnDustin Grinnell
Writing TechniquesUsing Literary Techniques in Narrative JournalismDustin Grinnell
Writing TechniquesPlausible Scares: Blending the Real and the Unreal in Horror FictionDustin Grinnell
Writing TechniquesHow to Write Scientific Fiction: Analyzing Carl Sagan’s “Contact”Dustin Grinnell
Write Better FictionInside the Mind of a Villain: 8 Journeys and Motives Behind Evildoers, Antiheroes, & AntagonistsDustin Grinnell
Writing Habits and Practices7 Ways Kurt Vonnegut Poisoned Readers’ Minds With HumanityDustin Grinnell
Writing TechniquesHow to Write Scientific Fiction: Analyzing Michael Crichton’s ‘Sphere’Dustin Grinnell
Get PublishedSecrets of the Self-Employed: Tips for Freelance WritersDustin Grinnell
Write Better Fiction3 Characteristics of Extraordinary Heroes From Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost WorldDustin Grinnell
Write Better FictionPutting the Heart in Science Fiction: An Analysis of the Screenplay HerDustin Grinnell

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