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Kindle Scribe review – Is it useful for writers?

1 Comment / writer life / By Katri Soikkeli

I’ve 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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Writing realistic dialogue – you might be doing it wrong

4 Comments / craft of writing / By Katri Soikkeli

There’s a lot of advice floating around on the internet about writing dialogue and not all of it is great. I mean, did you know real people stutter? And they use filler words a lot?? Yeah, I bet they do, but that has nothing to do with writing. In this post, we’re going to talk

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Unique ideas for character names

7 Comments / craft of writing, writing inspiration / By Katri Soikkeli

I’ve written about choosing the right character names before, but I also get a lot of views from people searching for ideas for character names, so I figured I needed to do something about that. Choosing names for your characters isn’t always easy and sometimes you just need someone to tell you what to do

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How can you write unique stories

2 Comments / writing inspiration / By Katri Soikkeli

There are more stories in the world than there are people, so coming up with something never-been-read-before is a big ask. How can you write unique stories when everything has already been said? And ultimately, does it even matter? Keep reading to find out! Related posts: Conflict ideas for stories – What to write about

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Medical history for writers: Pregnancy and birth

1 Comment / craft of writing / By Katri Soikkeli

Medical history for writers is a series I’ve been planning to write for FOUR YEARS and never got around to until now. I was supposed to start by writing about plague but I figured I might as well start from something instead of waiting to do more research on that, so here we are, talking

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How to use the enemies to lovers trope

1 Comment / craft of writing / By Katri Soikkeli

First they were enemies and now they’re lovers – but how does that happen? How do you use the enemies to lovers trope well? If you want to learn how to do that and get some enemies to lovers writing prompts while you’re at it, keep reading! You don’t need to write romance to use

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Summer story ideas and inspiration

1 Comment / writing inspiration / By Katri Soikkeli

Who doesn’t love summer? Well, apparently a lot of people, but there’s still something special about the season. If you’ve come here to get ideas for summer stories, you’re in the right place. Previously, I’ve given you story setting tips about summer, so you might want to check that post out after you’ve found your

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Can you change your story’s point of view?

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Choosing the right point of view for your story and then sticking to your choice is important in making your story enjoyable and readable. But what if you’ve already written your story and you want to change your point of view? I originally wrote my book What Birds Are Made Of in third person intimate,

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Where to find writing inspiration?

Leave a Comment / writing inspiration / By Katri Soikkeli

Have you ever had the urge to write but didn’t know what to write? Were you looking at the blinking cursor or empty page in front of you, feeling like you were creatively constipated? Finding inspiration for writing can seem like an impossible task at those times. If that sounded like you, just know there’s

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How to get your novel published traditionally

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Although writing stories is always valuable, many of us dream of getting published traditionally and sharing our stories with a wider audience. Making money as an author is always a nice bonus and seeing your own creation in a bookstore is a feeling like no other. Getting published can work differently in different countries, so

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