I like to stay up to date on what people want to know about writing stories, and one of the questions I’ve seen repeated is “why is writing a novel so hard?” Honestly, I find a lot of things harder than writing novels, but I wanted to explore this subject anyway. What makes writing a […]
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Some types of stories rely on character feelings more than others but no story should be written completely without your characters expressing feelings in some way. Okay, maybe you’re writing about robots with no feelings, but characters should always react to everything that happens and some of that reaction should include feelings as well unless
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Historical figures can be fun to write about and writing historical fiction can help you explore different themes. In this post, you’ll find story ideas about different historical figures and other writing prompts for historical fiction. The main motivation for this post was finding that both “story ideas” and “historical figures” were trending on Pinterest
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You probably already know that your characters shouldn’t be perfect, but how can you write character flaws the right way? There are actually multiple reasons why your characters need flaws, and it isn’t just to make them relatable or believable. You also need to consider your plot, and that’s where specifically your main character’s flaws
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There are many reasons to write and read romance novels, but one thing is for sure: this genre isn’t going anywhere. If becoming a romance writer is on your to do list, you’ve come to the right place! You’re going to learn how to make your readers swoon and how not to turn your story
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Ever wished you had more writing inspiration? Has your creative brain been wiped clean by all the work, homework, housework and other responsibilities you have? Worry not, I’m going to give you my best story ideas, writing prompts and other writing tips and tricks that will get you writing in no time. Where to find
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Writing prompts can be a great source of inspiration but you don’t want to waste your precious writing time by hunting down the perfect prompt. That’s why I compiled this list of 52 weekly writing prompts so that you’ll have writing inspiration all year long and you won’t have to settle for stale story starters
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Although I’ve been writing stories ever since I learned to write, I hadn’t considered reading books about writing or intentionally learning anything about the craft until a few years ago. I do not exaggerate at all when I say it changed my life. My writing life, of course, but also my life in general when
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There are loads of opinions about writing character appearance so it can be confusing trying to understand what’s the right way to do it. Should you mention appearance at all? Do you need fancy words to describe the colour of someone’s eyes? In this post, I’ll tell you what really matters when you describe character
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I’m probably not wrong thinking you could do with a little extra money, whether it’s some pocket money for extra purchases (books and coffee, right?) or something that will actually keep your cats fed through winter. But how can you turn your love of books into making extra money online? This is not an MLM
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