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Three Alternatives for Your Story’s Climax
At the climax of a story, the main character typically overcomes the problem that he spent much of the tale attempting to resolve. For example, if the story was about a treasure hunter obtaini…
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September 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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How to create a memorable protagonist
Often the secret to writing a good story is to create a memorable protagonist. After all, usually the most relatable element of a book for readers are the characters. Readers will see something in …
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September 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Three Alternatives for Your Story’s Climax
At the climax of a story, the main character typically overcomes the problem that he spent much of the tale attempting to resolve. For example, if the story was about a treasure hunter obtaini…
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September 21, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Writing Inspiration: Model a Story
Modeling the stories (or chapters) of a favorite author forces you to think about how a story is structured and the characters developed, making writing of your own stories easier later on. Se…
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September 20, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Five Great Quotations about Short Stories
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Five Great Quotations about Short Stories
“The short story is as diverse and exciting a form as the novel, offering the condensed satisfaction of a good poem.” – Sean O’Brien“Find the key emotion; this may be all you need know t…
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September 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Five Great Quotations about Revising
“My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.” – Anton Chekhov“I have w…
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September 18, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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How to create a memorable protagonist
Often the secret to writing a good story is to create a memorable protagonist. After all, usually the most relatable element of a book for readers are the characters. Readers will see something in …
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September 18, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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4 Great Tips to Beating Writer’s Block
• Coming up with an opening line• Change the world• Take your story forward• Go down another road
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September 16, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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A negative view of your writing abilities never will lead to a positive manuscript.
When writing, do you ever find yourself asking, “What if nobody likes my book?”If you do, stop it! That’s really saying, “What if I don’t like my book?”After all, if you truly felt passionate not j…
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September 16, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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How to Make Dialogue Sound Realistic
Since dialogue in fiction is contrived, a challenge facing authors is to find ways to make it sound realistic. Try these techniques:• Pay attention to speech rhythms – Read the dialo…
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September 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Create playlist to write your story by
Create a “playlist” for your characters and story, selecting songs that help you get into your character’s frame of mind of the scene’s tone. Then play those songs as you write. Do you find th…
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September 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Three Alternatives for Your Story’s Climax
At the climax of a story, the main character typically overcomes the problem that he spent much of the tale attempting to resolve. For example, if the story was about a treasure hunter obtaini…
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September 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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How to Pen Engaging Dialogue for Your Story
No doubt your story will include dialogue in which characters speak to one another. Unfortunately, too many beginning writers drag their story into a furrow of tedium by poorly handling dialog…
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September 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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A negative view of your writing abilities never will lead to a positive manuscript.
When writing, do you ever find yourself asking, “What if nobody likes my book?”If you do, stop it! That’s really saying, “What if I don’t like my book?”After all, if you truly felt passionate not j…
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September 3, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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4 Great Tips to Beating Writer’s Block
• Coming up with an opening line• Change the world• Take your story forward• Go down another road
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September 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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Think of Plot as Set-up, Build-up, Pay-off
One way to think of a story’s plot is in three parts – the set-up, the build-up and the pay-off.The set-up is like the inciting incident. In addition to introducing the main character and the …
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September 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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Five Great Quotations about Why We Write
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Five Great Quotations about Why We Write
“We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little.” – Anne Lamott“The purpose of…
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September 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Create playlist to write your story by
Create a “playlist” for your characters and story, selecting songs that help you get into your character’s frame of mind of the scene’s tone. Then play those songs as you write. Do you find th…
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August 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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11 Tips to Help You Avoid Exposition
If your writing feels vanilla, the likely problem with your novel or short story is that it shows rather then tells. Just what does that mean exactly, and how can you fix it? Here are seven great t…
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August 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Five Great Quotations about Revising
“My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.” – Anton Chekhov“I have w…
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August 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Writing Inspiration: Profound aspirations
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Writing Inspiration: Profound Aspirations
Why do you write? To feel more fully alive? To give the world meaning and purpose? If your answer is mundane or egocentric – to make money, to achieve fame – ask if your writing can serve a de…
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August 31, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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Five Great Quotations about Word Choice
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” – Mark Twain“One day I will find the right words, and they will …
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August 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Five Great Quotations about Writer’s Block
“There’s no such thing as writer’s block. That was invented by people in California who couldn’t write.” – Terry Pratchett“Authors with a mortgage never get writer’s blo…
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August 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Writing Inspiration: Finding time to write
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Writing Inspiration: Finding Time to Write
Do you dream of becoming a writer but always have an excuse for not actually writing? If you’re excuse is “There’s no time,” think again. For the next week, keep track of times during the day …
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August 26, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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Writing inspiration: Model a story
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Writing Inspiration: Model a Story
Modeling the stories (or chapters) of a favorite author forces you to think about how a story is structured and the characters developed, making writing of your own stories easier later on. Se…
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August 25, 2026 at 7:05 AM