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Why Identifying Your Reading Audience Age Is Crucial

Why Identifying Your Reading Audience Age Is Crucial

May 25, 2017

You’re writing an intense novel about vampires. You’re exploring deep themes of family loyalty and courage. You believe adult readers…

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5 Reasons to Consider Using an Omniscient Narrator

5 Reasons to Consider Using an Omniscient Narrator

May 18, 2017

Today’s guest post is by Brenda Berg. Take any writing class, and talk to any editor, and he’ll say “never…

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Crafting Opening Novel Scenes That Pack a Punch

Crafting Opening Novel Scenes That Pack a Punch

April 27, 2017

Today’s guest post is by Jennifer Locke. Novel beginnings are tough. The writer faced with a blank document must ask…

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8 Tips for Writing Success from a Writing Genius

8 Tips for Writing Success from a Writing Genius

April 13, 2017

Today’s guest post is by Fred Johnson. The late David Foster Wallace (1962­–2008) has long been recognized as a literary…

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5 Tips to Writing Secondary Characters That Pop

5 Tips to Writing Secondary Characters That Pop

March 30, 2017

Today’s guest post is by author Jennifer Probst. Secondary characters have always been important to readers in fiction and serve…

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3 Steps to Successfully Outlining Your Novel

3 Steps to Successfully Outlining Your Novel

January 19, 2017

Outlining your novel in some fashion is one of the best ways to ensure you have a solid story structure….

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3 Essential Elements to Crafting Believable Romance

3 Essential Elements to Crafting Believable Romance

December 19, 2016

(Note: this original post of mine ran on Romance University last year. You can find it via this link.) Boy…

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Rival Archetypes for Your Novel

Rival Archetypes for Your Novel

December 12, 2016

What would a novel be without a good antagonist or two? There are some wonderful “Rival” archetypes that you might…

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Archetypes for the Supporting Cast in Your Novel

Archetypes for the Supporting Cast in Your Novel

December 5, 2016

Archtypes can be inspirational and helpful in not just crafting your hero or heroine but all your secondary characters. Don’t…

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