Learning to become a better writer is more than just reading writing tips on Pinterest. Here you can find all the posts about the craft of writing.
Plotting is my favourite subject to talk about, and although I could talk about any part of great writing for hours, I’d say that learning how to plot a story and how to outline a novel are the most important skills for any novel writer. They’re also something they’re not exactly teaching in schools when
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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? We’re going to talk all about writing a plot that makes sense (or fixing 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. If you’re
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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 who wonders ‘should I write a novel’? Not at all. Writing a novel is more than just putting enough words on the page and
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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. What originally inspired this post was finding that both “story ideas” and “historical figures” were trending on Pinterest, and
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You probably already know that your characters shouldn’t be perfect, but how can you write character flaws (aka character weaknesses) the right way? There are actually multiple reasons why your characters need flaws, and it isn’t just to make them relatable or believable. You also need to consider your plot, and that’s where specifically your
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There are many reasons to write and read romance novels, but one thing is for sure: this genre isn’t going anywhere. If becoming a romance writer is on your to-do list, you’ve come to the right place! You’re going to learn how to make your readers swoon and how not to turn your story into
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