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7 Tips to Avoid Overwriting

7 Tips to Avoid Overwriting

October 28, 2024October 27, 2024

Repetition. Redundancy. Useless words. All fiction writers fall into the trap of overwriting. We’re lured by the desire to be…

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The 2 Elements You Need to Catch Readers in Your Net

The 2 Elements You Need to Catch Readers in Your Net

October 23, 2024October 23, 2024

Our goal as writers is to get readers to go on an emotional journey. Readers read to care, to feel,…

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How to Use Setting to Reveal Character

How to Use Setting to Reveal Character

September 26, 2024September 25, 2024

All of us are impacted by setting. Every place we’ve been has made an imprint on us in some way,…

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A Deep Look at Deep Editing

A Deep Look at Deep Editing

September 16, 2024September 15, 2024

What makes the difference between a good novel and a great one? Simple: the editing. Seasoned fiction writers know that…

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Common POV Violations and How to Catch Them

Common POV Violations and How to Catch Them

August 31, 2024August 31, 2024

Nailing proper use of POV (point of view) is a challenge for many fiction writers. It seems easy, right? Whoever…

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10 Self-Editing Tips for Fiction Writers

10 Self-Editing Tips for Fiction Writers

August 19, 2024August 18, 2024

Editing’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. The best person, though, to edit a manuscript or article…

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13 Essential Elements of a Suspense Thriller

13 Essential Elements of a Suspense Thriller

August 12, 2024August 11, 2024

Post by DiAnn Mills. A reader experiences a suspenseful story when the writing leaves them excited, anxious, and turning pages….

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9 Tips to Help You Prepare to Work with a Ghostwriter

9 Tips to Help You Prepare to Work with a Ghostwriter

July 22, 2024July 23, 2024

By Luke Palder. Most memoirs are written not by the authors themselves but by ghostwriters. Although these authors have fascinating…

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Infusing Mood into Your Fiction

Infusing Mood into Your Fiction

July 1, 2024June 30, 2024

Every person or character, at any given time, is in a particular mood. Generally, mood is a person’s state of…

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