Creating conflict in your story is no small task, but you probably shouldn’t pull it out of your hat without thinking what actually belongs in your story. In this post, we’re going to talk about what conflict and how you can insert it into your story without making your readers go “So what?” Related posts: […]
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Character profile templates and information sheets are popular, but are they actually helpful? Should you use them when writing your novel? In this post, I’m going to talk about the pros and cons of using these writer tools and about where you can find good ones. The context for all of my posts is that
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Though spring is a fine season for outdoors adventures, you don’t have to abandon your writing completely. If you want to keep writing, improve your skills and make progress, try these spring activities for writers to stay consistent and enjoy writing your stories. Related reading: How to use seasons in your writing – Summer story
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Being a writer is not always fun and easy, and you might not always have a group of bookish cheerleaders encouraging you to keep going. What you could have, though, is affirmations for writers, and that’s exactly what you’re getting in this post. You’re welcome. Because I’m here to help and not just to cheer
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I’m sure you’ve been there before: You read your writing… and you cringe. You want to hide. You consider quitting writing completely. Stop right there! I’m here to fix that problem for you. So if you’ve ever cringed at your own writing and would like to stop doing that, you’ll want to keep reading. Related
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We can’t typically choose how inspiration finds us. Sometimes we’ve got a great plot idea and sometimes all we get to start with is a character or perhaps some kind of a vague vibe. Since I’ve already talked about turning those vibes into a plot, in this post, you’ll find out how to give your
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You kind of want to write, but… you’re just not feeling it. How do you get enough writing motivation so that you could actually start AND finish your writing projects? Let’s talk about that! Related content: How to find writing motivation (YouTube video) – Writing the boring parts of your story What do you mean
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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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