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All posts tagged "writing tips"
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How Writing Short Stories Can Improve Your Novel
As writers, we are always looking for ways to improve our craft. There are lots of exercises we can do and methods we can experiment with to try and get better at writing, to find our writing...
- Posted August 11, 2017
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How To Write Great Child Characters
All books need to have great characters. It is the life-blood of any story. If your characters fall flat then no matter how good your plot is, readers simply won’t be able to connect wth it. If...
- Posted August 11, 2017
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How To Write The Perfect Happy Ending
Everyone loves a happy ending, and indeed most authors choose to make the endings for their books positive. A happy ending leaves your readers with a warm, fuzzy feeling, and if they have been rooting for your...
- Posted August 10, 2017
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Common Obstacles Writers Face ( And How To Get Over Them)
There are many obstacles writers have to face, but if we want to achieve our end goal - which for most is finishing our novels, we must learn to recognise these obstacles and find ways to navigate...
- Posted August 10, 2017
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Lessons Learned From Completing My First Novel
Finally getting to the end of your first novel can feel like the greatest achievement on earth. When you finally finish and get it out there into the world all that hard work, all those long, late...
- Posted August 9, 2017
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Can You Over Edit Your Story?
Most authors feel a sense of trepidation when it comes to editing their books. The initial elation of having finally gotten to the end of your story is short lived, and the process of editing and reshaping...
- Posted August 6, 2017
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How Do Publishers Decide What To Publish?
To many writers, publishers can seem rather mysterious. When we send our books off we feel as though all we can do is cross our fingers and hope and pray that we are one of the lucky...
- Posted July 29, 2017
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Stupid Writing Rules You Should Definitely Ignore
As writers, should we choose to look for it, we can find advice about almost every aspect of our craft. From how to develop your characters to plotting your plot. From how to approach publishers, to how...
- Posted July 28, 2017
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Are Your Characters Boring?
One thing that is sure to kill your book is having characters that are boring. No matter how exciting and intriguing your premise, no matter how well thought out and beautifully written your plot, if you characters...
- Posted July 28, 2017
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What To Do If You Get A Bad Book Review
Getting a horrible review can feel truly dreadful and is one of the things that writers fear the most. It is one thing receiving rejections from agents and publishers - we expect these, but they only either ignore...
- Posted July 27, 2017