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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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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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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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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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