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Building a Book: First Chapter

By: S. Morris July 22, 2021July 26, 2021

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Construction of your book continues. Now that we have created some blueprints, gotten a few small tools ready to go, it’s time to start thinking bigger.

Perfecting the Imperfect Hero

By: B. Greene July 15, 2021February 24, 2022

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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.

Writing Strategies

By: R. Mange July 1, 2021June 30, 2021

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Okay, so you’ve got the spark of a story in your head and now it’s time to write. But where to begin? Let’s talk strategy.

Building a Book: The First Line

By: S. Morris June 18, 2021June 17, 2021

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Unlike Edward Bulwer-Lytton, you can write the perfect first line. Or, frankly, don’t worry about it.

Building a Book: Planning

By: B. Greene May 20, 2021May 19, 2021

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While picking up a pen and just writing might seem like the most organic option, that method doesn’t work for everyone. Planning a novel gives authors the ability to figure out their story and where they want to take things before they start writing. It’s a great way to organize thoughts, develop your characters, and structure your work.

Building a Book: Brainstorming

By: B. Greene April 22, 2021April 21, 2021

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The beginning stages of writing a book can be daunting. Sometimes it’s harder to start writing than it is to continue the momentum once you’ve begun writing. You may have a plot point or a character in mind to start you off, but books are more than just one plot point or one character.

The Basics of Writer Finances

By: S. Morris April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

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One of the biggest challenges of being a professional writer? We’d say it’s definitely finding the money to live on.

Tense and Perspective

By: R. Mange April 1, 2021March 31, 2021

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You can mix things up with perspective in ways that are fun and advantageous to your plot.

Tired Tropes

By: B. Greene February 11, 2021February 10, 2021

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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.

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.