Category: novel planning

  • I’m All for Foreshadowing

    I’m All for Foreshadowing

    When writing fiction, use foreshadowing to avoid an unbelievable coincidence. Your story will be stronger because of it. Photo by Benjamin Suter from Pexels

  • How I Trick Myself into Writing

    How I Trick Myself into Writing

    Even though I love my Work In Progress (WIP), sometimes I need a little motivation. Recently, just for fun, I printed out the full manuscript of the second draft of my WIP. I couldn’t believe how tall the stack of pages turned out to be. I had only worked on my WIP digitally. I had…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Happy Valentines Day. Hope you’re in love … with writing. Here are some fiction writing tips I found. Hope they help you as you write. Wait! 5 Novel Editing Questions to Ask Before Your Book Is Actually Done! The Now Novel PATTERN system for plotting your sci-fi novel Why You Need a Written Story Timeline…

  • 5 Characters Who Should Be in Your Story

    5 Characters Who Should Be in Your Story

    Take a look at your story and see if you have the following … Featured in the Structuring Your Novel Workbook. Photo by Isabella Mariana from Pexels

  • Create More Conflict

    Create More Conflict

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  • Not Ashamed to Be a Learner

    Not Ashamed to Be a Learner

    If a job existed in which I could go and sit in lectures at a university all day-and get paid for it-that would be my ideal job. Yes, that is how weird I am. I loved college. I also loved teaching at a college for ten years. Several years ago, when I took the Strengths…

  • Clues to a Great Story

    Clues to a Great Story

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  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    It’s important for a writer to improve his or her craft. Here are some articles on writing fiction to help facilitate the process: Storytelling Exercise: Character Choices Use Correct Tense with Third Conditional Sentences Take Your Creativity to the Next Level Nobody Is Going to Teach You How to Write

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Here are some articles with tips for writing in the new year: Five Writing Resolutions Beyond ‘Write Every Day’ 3 Things You Need To Become an Author (Plus a 4th to Keep in the Game.) The Scope Of Your Story Compelling Character Arcs in 4 Easy Steps Einstein’s Trick to Becoming a Better Writer Why…