Choosing names for your characters is a small part of the whole novel-writing process but it can be surprisingly difficult. I rarely struggle with naming most of my characters, but there’s always one that I can’t seem to find a good name for or the only names that feel right are something that I’ve already […]
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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. If you’re one of those people or if you would like to support someone’s writing practice, these back to school gifts for writers would be very helpful! Other blog posts for the
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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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I want to write a book, where do I start? I talk a lot about how to write a book as a beginner writer, but we haven’t talked as much about how to START writing a book. Let’s fix that now. As is usually the case with writing books, there isn’t just one way to
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The internet is full of writing advice and it can feel overwhelming when all you want to do is to start writing and write well. Is said really dead? And what was it about adverbs? In this blog post, I will share my best beginner writing tips that will actually help you become a better
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Because I know so many writers and I’m a writer myself, it’s very obvious to me what it takes to write a book. Almost none of it includes magic tricks. But can anyone write a book? A lot of people think you might need some kind of specific education to be able to write, or
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Outlining a novel might not be the right thing for every writer, but I firmly believe that it’s the best way to stay efficient and write a cohesive story without the headache of rewriting your book a million times. Making a story work is so much easier (or at least quicker and less labour-intensive) before
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I admit – I hadn’t ever thought that this was an issue that people were having. And yet, there are multiple people every day going on Google and asking the search engine Should I write a book or a blog? So clearly book vs blog is a problem that needs solving. I don’t know if
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You might already know that writing your first draft is just one of the first steps to writing a novel, but what should you do after it’s finished? Editing a book sounds like such a big undertaking and it can seem like so much work that it would be easier to not write anything to
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I firmly believe that being able to write books belongs to everyone and it’s my mission to make learning the necessary skills accessible. That said, sometimes the answer to the question “should I write a book?” is “no… not yet”. First, let’s clear something up. When I talk about “writing a book” in this post,
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