Plotting is my favourite subject to talk about, and although I could talk about any aspect of great writing for hours, I’d say that creating a great plot is the most important skill of any novel writer. It’s also something they’re not exactly teaching in schools when they claim to be teaching you writing – […]
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I’ve heard this complaint many times: a beginning writer would like to write a novel, but they can’t wait to get to the “exciting part” of their story and they hate writing the “boring parts”. If this is you, how do you fix that? Let’s talk about it! I generally always talk about writing novels
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Nobody wants to write themselves into a plot hole, but how can you avoid that? Can plot holes be fixed? Keep reading to learn how to write a plot that makes sense (or fix a plot that doesn’t). If you want an easy way to apply everything you learn in this post, you should get
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One of the reasons why I create all these writing prompt collections for my Etsy shop is that I got sick of seeing the same, tired writing prompts on Pinterest and Tumblr. But are “boring” writing prompts a lost cause? Could you still use them, and make your story interesting? Let’s find out. Related: Is
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Although doing shopping the old-fashioned way has its charm, you might still want to avoid the crowds and do your Christmas gift shopping online. If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas for book lovers, whether those lovely people are readers or writers, this updated gift guide gives you plenty of options. You will find gifts
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Whether you’re writing all day or just committing to a quick writing sprint, you might – nay – you WILL need a snack. Not everything works as a writing snack, though, but fortunately I’m here, sharing my opinions and expertise with you. You’re welcome. I’ve featured a lot of writer-friendly subscription boxes in my blog,
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Writing a novel isn’t for everyone. Yes, everyone should get the chance and the information to do it – that’s why I write this blog – but does writing suit everyone? Not at all. Writing a novel is more than just putting enough words on the page and calling it a day. First of all,
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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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