writing tips
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Ways to Organize a Story Without Using a Traditional Outline
Every writer has his or her own method for organizing the key events and subplots of…
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There’s a Way to Tell Your Story Without Telling YOUR Story
Everyone has a story. I’ll talk more about that this Friday when I post my Project…
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How to Promote Your Writing Projects Without Spamming Your Friends
Online self-promotion, done right, is essential to every aspiring writer’s career. Whether we like it or not.…
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[DISCUSSION] Is It Easier, or Harder, to Write During the Holiday Season?
The holiday season means something different for everyone. For you, it might actually be the most…
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If Your Career Doesn’t Involve Writing, Are You Still a Writer?
To avoid becoming a real-life starving artist cliche, a lot of aspiring writers often get to…
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Rereading Old Words
Trying to build a professional portfolio, when you’re a writer, can be an absolute nightmare. Especially…
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The Most Difficult Things Writers Have to Explain to Non-Writers, Part 2
One big difference between people who write and people who don’t is that people who write…
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Common Stock Characters and How to Rewrite Them, Part 1
Characters are the foundation of every story. Maycomb County is just another fictional southern town without…
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When Words Alone Aren’t Enough
I’m sorry for all the less helpful or constructive, more personal posts going up lately. I…
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3 Things to Do the Week After NaNoWriMo | NaNo Talk 2015
Somehow, every year, National Novel Writing Month begins and ends with a single blink. Before NaNoWriMo…
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