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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5 Quotations about Writing as Observation

“Writing is a concentrated form of thinking…a young writer sees that with words he can place himself more clearly into the world. Words on a page, that’s all it takes to help him separate him…

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What’s the difference between ‘mood’/’tone’?

Two ideas closely related to voice are mood and tone.In every story, the author creates an emotional atmosphere – so that a reader might say, “The story felt very solemn” or “Th…

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5 Writing Mistakes You ALWAYS Want To Avoid

• Passive voiceVerbs give sentences and books vibrancy. When too many of them in a story are passive or weak, the writing sounds drab.• Telling not showingPerhaps the most common mistake among novi…

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Show Rather Than Tell the Backstory

Among the major errors some novice writers make is waiting to tell readers a story. Those writers begin their tale with lots of background information, such as the main character’s personality…

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The editing of my novel is proceeding. I’m increasingly toying with the idea of splitting my novel (300,000 words, almost 1,200 pages) into two books. I’m not sure if it’s a good idea, but at least readers wouldn’t feel overwhelmed by the project's length.

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How to Make Your Press Release Newsworthy

Some mainstream media will ignore your release because they deem it as less news than an advertisement for your product. Indeed, an announcement that your book will be released or that it has been …

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Why Some Media Ignored Your Press Release

So you’ve written a press release and after spending hours looking for the right reporter/editor to address it to and tailoring the piece to them, you’ve sent a batch of them out. Good work! Y…

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How to Make Your Press Release Newsworthy

Some mainstream media will ignore your release because they deem it as less news than an advertisement for your product. Indeed, an announcement that your book will be released or that it has been …

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