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We talk a lot about story structure here at Protagonist Crafts, but how can you make it simple for all those writers that find it overwhelming? Although I find my method of structuring your story pretty straightforward, I thought I should write another post with only the most important story structure questions. Whether you’ve got […]
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There are almost as many ways to plan and draft a novel as there are writers, and all of them are valid as long as they work for you. I’ve already written three novel outlines and first drafts by hand, and in this post I share my tips if you’d like to do the same.
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Although you can’t be a writer without writing, there’s more to life if you want to be a great writer. These things can seem unrelated, but I promise that if you want to become a better writer, these tips will help with that. If you came here looking for writing tips to help you become
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A few weeks ago my entire family had COVID and I ended up spending a lot of time on the sofa watching movies. I definitely would have liked to spend my time a little differently, but I still ended up learning a lot when I watched those movies with a critical eye. Although I write
Beginning a story the right way Read More »
Making your settings tangible is an important part of writing great stories, but doing that is easier said than done. Here are some things to avoid, some quick tips for writing descriptions well and a few helpful exercises for describing places in your writing. For more help with your settings and descriptions, I’ve also written
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This post tells you how to write your first book when you already have some experience in writing stories. If you’re a complete beginner writer, you should start from part 1: Easy ways to start writing a book with no experience If you’re writing a book for the first time, you probably have more questions
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If you’re not sure how to start writing after you get a story idea, you’re probably here looking for answers rather than questions. Yet asking the right plot questions will help you grow a single idea into a complete story. Every element of a story, whether it’s a character, a setting or just a certain
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There’s a lot of agony over writing the first draft, and even more over reading it. But what’s the real purpose of the first draft of your story and what does it need to accomplish? What are the best tips for writing a good first draft? You may have heard that the first draft is
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Learning to write great stories is a process, and a part of that process is making mistakes that you can learn from later on. Or, if you’re lucky, someone else has already made the mistakes and they show you how you can avoid them yourself. If you’ve already made some of these common beginner writer
Beginner writer mistakes I made (so you don’t have to) Read More »
If you’re still struggling to figure out what your story is about, I’ve got some great news for you: just flesh out your hero and everything else will fall into place. Okay, you still have to figure out what that “everything else” is, but the fact is that none of that will matter if there
How to write a story that works: Start with your character Read More »