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Beating The Blank Page
Writer’s bock is a sneaky beast....
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Planning To Outline Your Novel? Don't
Why less planning could mean more for your next story....
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Write What You Know, Or Not.
“Write what you know” is tried and true advice -- and yet, strong writing seems to require a good deal more than we know...
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Point of View: How to Assess and Strengthen Narrative Voice
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The Art of the Last Line: How to Find Your Story’s Ending
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5 Tips on Writing Dialogue
Strong dialogue often makes the difference between stories that catch an agent or editor’s eye and those that don’t. You...
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Keeping Secrets: Building Suspense or Deceiving Your Reader?
I thought I had a fantastic short story— you know the feeling. It was thick with understated suspense, snappy dialogue a...
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Advice on Writing a Book from 5 Famous American Authors
The best advice on writing a book comes from those who have written books that resonated with multiple generations.   ...
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