Writers Digest (unofficial)Mar 5
The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way https://www.writersdigest.com/the-failed-plot-and-the-novel-i-gained-along-the-way #WriteBetterFiction #plotdevelopment #ThrillerFiction #novelwriting #PlotBeats #Plotting #Plot #plot
The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way

Author Rosie Walker shares how her experiment to reverse-engineer a thriller led to a failed plot, but then eventually to a new novel.

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IndieAuthors.Social NewsJan 7

A Tale in Two Parts: Top Tips for Writing a Duology

Author Sadie Turner breaks down the three types of duologies and shares her top three tips for writing a duology.
The post A Tale in Two Parts: Top Tips for Writing a Duology appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/a-tale-in-two-parts-top-tips-for-writing-a-duology

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A Tale in Two Parts: Top Tips for Writing a Duology

Author Sadie Turner breaks down the three types of duologies and shares her top three tips for writing a duology.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jan 7
A Tale in Two Parts: Top Tips for Writing a Duology https://www.writersdigest.com/a-tale-in-two-parts-top-tips-for-writing-a-duology #WriteBetterFiction #plotdevelopment #PlottingASeries #Duology #series #Plot
A Tale in Two Parts: Top Tips for Writing a Duology

Author Sadie Turner breaks down the three types of duologies and shares her top three tips for writing a duology.

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IndieAuthors.Social NewsOct 16

Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving

Bestselling author Sheila Roberts shares strategies for keeping your story moving forward, including an easy-to-use plot formula.
The post Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/plotting-or-plodding-how-to-keep-your-story-moving

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Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving

Bestselling author Sheila Roberts shares strategies for keeping your story moving forward, including an easy-to-use plot formula.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Oct 16
Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving https://www.writersdigest.com/plotting-or-plodding-how-to-keep-your-story-moving #WriteBetterFiction #plotdevelopment #TipsForPlotting #PlotBeats #Plotting #Plot #plot
Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving

Bestselling author Sheila Roberts shares strategies for keeping your story moving forward, including an easy-to-use plot formula.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Sep 30, 2025
Keeping Track of Your Story With Maps and Paper Dolls https://www.writersdigest.com/keeping-track-of-your-story-with-maps-and-paper-dolls #characterdevelopment #WriteBetterFiction #plotdevelopment #TipsForPlotting #WritingDetails #characterarc #Character #Plotting #details #Plot
Keeping Track of Your Story With Maps and Paper Dolls

Award-winning writer Lisa K Friedman shares how she uses paper dolls and a story map to keep track of her long-form fiction.

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Christine Sætre-esqueSep 27, 2025

Uninterested in the “as possibles”.

Not effective, posh, nor extreme as possible.
Not dramatic as possible.
Not best, greatest, cutest, fastest, grandest, NOR as normalized as possible.

Subtlety, oooh ahh.
Simplicity, underestimated.
HOORAH for all of you who muster thoughtful executions, innovative humility, faithful study and practice and follow through.

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Show threadpromptSep 18, 2025

Define the central conflict first. Then use “if-then” statements to map out cause and effect.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Sep 15, 2025
5 Steps to Avoid the Muddle in the Middle of Your Novel https://www.writersdigest.com/5-steps-to-avoid-the-muddle-in-the-middle-of-your-novel #WriteBetterFiction #HowToWritePacing #plotdevelopment #BetterPacing #MiddleSlump #HowToPlot #PlotBeats #pacing #Plot
5 Steps to Avoid the Muddle in the Middle of Your Novel

Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan reveals five steps for turning the muddle in the middle of a novel into the magic in the middle.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Sep 10, 2025
How to Use Cliffhangers (And Not Make Readers Hate You) https://www.writersdigest.com/how-to-use-cliffhangers-and-not-make-readers-hate-you #WriteBetterFiction #plotdevelopment #ReaderPromise #Cliffhangers #PlotBeats #PlotTwist #Plot #Hook #plot
How to Use Cliffhangers (And Not Make Readers Hate You)

Bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg shares how to use cliffhangers in your stories in a way that makes readers happy (and not enraged).

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