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Many new writers resist the idea of story structure, but when they finally learn about it, they realise it actually solves most of their problems with plotting their stories. I was one of those writers once. While many people have an innate sense of basic novel structure simply because they’ve been exposed to it their […]
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Summer can be a wonderful chance to write your own summery romance novel. But how do you go about doing that? In this post, I give you some pointers for how to write your dreamy summer romance and I share my best resources for writing love stories that make your readers go squee (or some
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You can’t have stories without conflicts, or more simply put, without problems. Cozy slice-of-life short stories are one thing, but if you’re writing a novel, you need one big problem and then smaller problems along the way. That’s how you make a story. But what are good conflict ideas for stories that you could use
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There are different methods of outlining a novel and no method is more correct than the other. I’m well aware that not every writer likes to outline their story beforehand, but I firmly believe that outlining your book is the best way to avoid writer’s block and unnecessary rewrites. The way I like to outline
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If you want to write a book with no experience in writing fiction, this post shows you where to start. If you already have some experience in writing stories, you can jump straight to part 2: Writing a book for the first time. Although I’ve been writing stories for as long as I’ve been able
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Becoming a better writer is an ongoing project. There’s always more to learn about writing great stories. If you only ever focus on writing full novels without taking the time to do different writing exercises, you’re missing out on opportunities to practise your writing skills and to improve as an author. Imagine if a runner
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I recently polled some of my writer friends and almost everyone agreed that coming up with a title for your story is hard. Finding the right title is important because a bad or boring title might turn readers away, and having a title that is too generic will harm your searchability. If you’re also one
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Is one of your new year’s resolutions to write your first novel in 2025? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Read these tips to set yourself up for success when it comes to writing your novel this upcoming year. Find your best story idea first Although finding the right story idea is just
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The movie Sixth Sense has one of the most iconic plot twists of all time, but how can you come up with something similar if you’re writing a novel? It might seem like a difficult task, but in fact, there are only three steps to writing a gasp-worthy plot twist. In this post you’re going
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Outlining a novel might not be everyone’s favourite part of the writing process but it doesn’t have to be difficult or complicated. What could an EASY novel outline look like? As much as I love writing a scene outline for every scene in my stories, you might want to choose something simpler. A detailed outline
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