Category: novel planning
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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
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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…
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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
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Create More Conflict
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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…
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Clues to a Great Story
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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
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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…
