writing tips
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Why You Don’t Need to Know Everything About Your Characters (Yet)
I have been creating stories basically my whole life. I say “creating” because, before I really…
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How to Add a Time Jump Into Your Story (the Right Way)
Stories are different from real life in a lot of ways. One major difference is that…
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3 Mistakes New Writers Make (and How to Avoid Them In the Future) | PROBLOGGER WRITING CHALLENGE
Every writer makes mistakes, which is all part of the process. Here are a few common…
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How to Use Facebook as a Useful Writing Prompt
Every once in awhile, there are days we need a little extra help. As we’ve pointed…
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How to Avoid the 30,000-Word Slump | NaNo Talk 2015
Those participating in NaNoWriMo this month will hit 30,000 words this week, which is great! Unless…
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The Most Difficult Things Writers Have to Explain to Non-Writers, Part 1
“Where do you get all your ideas?” Anyone else ever been asked this question? Of course…
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How to Catch Up On Your Word Count This Weekend | NaNo Talk 2015
Week Two is quickly coming to a close, and something’s not quite right. Your word count.…
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NaNoWriMo 2015: So THAT’S Why Writing That Book Took So Long . . .
When I first started writing my previous book (different than the one I’m working on during…
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How to Show Your YA Readers You Respect Their Intelligence
(For the purpose of this post, if you don’t have any readers yet, imagine you have…
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How to Write a Decent Draft in 30 Days or Less | NaNo Talk 2015
Whether you’ve written novels outside of NaNoWriMo before or NaNo is your first novel-writing experience, it’s…
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