Perfecting the imperfect hero sounds like an oxymoron…But bear with me here. While perfect characters are without a doubt very dull, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to perfect an imperfect hero.
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When Your Draft Isn’t Working
Hard truth: your draft might not be working. Here’s what to do next.
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Tired Tropes
while tropes are important to writing genre fiction, please keep in mind that mishandled tropes can easily become cliches. And then there are tropes that are so beyond cliche they need to be retired. Below, we’ve highlighted some of the romance tropes we could do without.
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It’s Really Not So Scary
Have you ever started reading a supposedly scary story only to discover that you aren’t scared in the least? Horror is one of the hardest genres to get right because not only do you have to have a great plot with excellent details.
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The Book Bible: The Gospel According to Writers
Realtors think location, location, location. Writers should think consistency, consistency, consistency.
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Balancing Act: A Guide to Setting the Right Pace for Your Book
When it comes to engaging your readers, pacing is everything. The pace of your story not only works to pull readers in, but it keeps them going until the end. Good pacing is one of the hardest aspects of writing a novel and extremely difficult to attain. But have no fear, we have compiled four elements that we believe all writers should consider when setting the pace of their novel.
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Worldbuilding: Part 3
So you’ve done the work with worldbuilding, but are you doing all that you should to fold that into your book?
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Worldbuilding: Part 2
You’ve done the leg work, but now what? Avoid info dumps by finding better ways to introduce the world of your novel.
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Side Characters: The Unsung Hero
While we often love side characters, we rarely talk about how integral they are to the overarching story. Nor do we discuss how hard it can be to strike the perfect balance with side characters. All that changes today. In this article, we’ve broken down four of the most effective ways side characters are used in fiction and our tips for breathing life into yours.
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Worldbuilding Part 1
When your world isn’t well structured, your reader can feel it! Get an idea of how to start building that world in the first part of our worldbuilding series!
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