Sometimes, when you want to write something, everything you have to start with is just one plot event, but therein lies this problem: where do you put that plot event on the timeline of your story? Is it in the beginning, the end, or the middle? You just don’t know, and so you don’t start […]
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I had my old, classic Kindle since 2012 so I’m not one to get a new Kindle every time they come up with a new edition. Knowing that, I think it says something that I got immediately excited about the Kindle Scribe when I first heard about it. I admit: Scribe apparently came out in
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It’s that time of the year again – summer is soon over and schools are starting. Wasn’t it just Easter yesterday? For us bookworms, this might mean less time to focus on reading what we want instead of reading what we’re told, but these items might make the transition easier. Find out what are the
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Many students struggle to continue their writing habit when they return to school and have to dedicate most of their time to schoolwork. Whether you’d like to support a studying writer’s studies or writing, this post has plenty of ideas for thoughtful gifts. Other blog posts for the best writer gifts: The best back to
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When you’re writing about modern times in the real world, it’s easy to find names for your characters. Just open the television or think about people you went to school with. But when you’re writing a fantasy story, you need character names that are somehow otherworldly, kind of oldtimey, or perhaps both. I’ve written a
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Readers don’t care about exciting plot events as much as you think – they care about what happen to the characters. If your characters are the dullest people on earth, however… They might not even finish reading your story. In this post, we’re specifically talking about the protagonist and any other characters that have major
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It’s a common problem: Your characters simply won’t do what you want them to do. You’ve got plans, they’ve got other plans. Are you supposed to just let them run wild or can you somehow make them actually follow the plot you laid out for them? There’s one trick that can really change things for
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Scrivener is one of the most popular software for writing novels, but it can have a steep learning curve even before you try to figure out how to export your project without pulling out all your hair. With so many writing apps in the world, are there any good Scrivener alternatives? In this post, we’re
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Some writers really struggle to write the middle of their stories, but a boring or “mushy” middle is not something that just happens to stories, it shows a lack of planning and lack of plotting. Did you perhaps miss the steps to writing a novel outline? And how do you avoid a messy middle, or
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What kind of a morning routine should a writer have? Not everyone has the time for elaborate morning routines, at least not every day, but when you’ve got the chance to start your day more intentionally, here are some ideas that you can use. They should prepare you for your daily writing sessions and help
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