Rob Bignell, Editor/Author23m ago
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Five Great Quotes about the Bu...
Five Great Quotes about the Business of Writing

“Write only if you cannot live without writing. Write only what you alone can write.” – Elie Wiesel“If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it d…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author1d ago
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author1d ago
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Should you always follow ‘rule...
Should you always follow ‘rules’ of writing?

Show don’t tellUse active voiceTell the story in present tenseAs a writer, you’ve probably heard these and a thousand other “rules” about writing. As an editor, I’ve certainly advised them as well.…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author3d ago
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Motivation to Write a Book: 7 ...
Motivation to Write a Book: 7 Great Ideas

Need a little motivation to start writing your story or to write that next scene? Here are seven great ideas to get you going (Click the linked title for the full article): • Like the rising sun, m…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author3d ago
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Destage dramatic action that s...
Destage dramatic action that slows your story

If your story seems to be moving slowly, you may need to destage some of the action.A term borrowed from theater and coined by CSFW’s Steve Popkes, destaging occurs when the author moves what has b…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author4d ago
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Quick Tip: Apply Technique Lea...
Quick Tip: Apply Technique Learned from Writing Guides

Learn about specific structural and style flaws that can hamper your writing. Troll through books for suggestions about how to address such problems when revising (One book you may find helpfu…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author4d ago
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Avoid reader confusion by anch...
Avoid reader confusion by anchoring story

Readers beginning a story need to know where and when the tale occurs. This establishment of the story’s place and time in the first few paragraphs of the story sometimes is referred to as anchorin…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author5d ago
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Be a better writer by empoweri...
Be a better writer by empowering your reader

When you empower your reader, you become a better writer.To empower your reader means respecting his intelligence. You don’t need to explain what was just obviously said in the dialogue or to …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author5d ago
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Cut Plot Cliché of Histrionic ...
Cut Plot Cliché of Histrionic Exit

To ensure readers hold your story in high regard, you’ll want to avoid plot clichés, or overused literary devices, which typically are employed by lazy or unskilled writers.One such plot clich…

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