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I’ll go and admit it right off the bat: I’m not a crime fiction enthusiast. I don’t read detective novels and I don’t watch Scandinavian Noir films with grumpy Swedish police officers solving grisly murders. And yet, I couldn’t wait to get my paws on Where Ravens Roost by Karin Nordin earlier this year and […]
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What to do when you’ve got an idea for your story but still no actual story? You start brainstorming story ideas, and you do that by actually jotting down all the ideas you have instead of letting them sit in your brain doing nothing. If you don’t know where to start writing a book, you
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When we talk about story settings, seasons are often underused. Even if you live somewhere like me where you get to experience all four of them, you might still need tips for using seasons in writing. If so, keep reading! Story setting can almost be like a character by itself, but our environment is one
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How do you write a believable story when your premise is unbelievable? I re-watched Legally Blonde a few weeks ago and I came across a real gold nugget for storytellers, and so I decided to start this new blog series for QUICK STORYTELLING TIPS. Related: The best books about writing fiction – Begin your story
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As much as I love fiction, I sometimes have long periods of time where I can only make myself read nonfiction. It’s unfortunate, but I’d rather read something than just wait for motivation to read fiction again. And while you definitely need to read fiction if you want to be a good fiction-writer, you can
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As a person who has grappled with her mental health through her life, I’ve experienced many facets of living with mental illness. At the same time I’ve had to see many portrayals of mental illness in fiction, and much of it doesn’t just annoy me as a “mentally ill person” but also as a writer.
Writing about mental illness? This is what I want you to know Read More »
At the home stretch of getting my novel finished and readable, I’ve noticed certain trends in the things that I’ve had to eliminate during the editing process. We all have our own style of writing – unless we’re really hell-bent on trying to sound like someone else – so naturally we also have our own
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Writers and other creatives can be great at coming up with compelling stories, but when are we approaching our own lives with the same care and innovation? Did you just say “huh??” That’s okay! I’m here to give you some tips on how to really embody that main character energy when you’re a writer or
How to live more like a protagonist and be the main character of your own life Read More »
Until you’ve written and published a book yourself, the whole process is probably a mystery to you, unless you have close writer friends who have confided in you and who you’ve actually listened to. (I think what I do every day is probably a mystery to most people I know.) I wanted to clear some
Four things you didn’t know about writing a book Read More »
Now that I’m at the final stretches of my novel in progress, it makes sense to take stock of how I’ve been doing and share some tips while I’m at it. This is by no means the first book I’ve written, but I’d say this is the first time I’ve taken a more methodological approach
A look into my writing process – tips and resources Read More »