5 Great Quotations about ‘Why Write?’

“A writer is someone who has taught their mind to misbehave.” – Oscar Wilde“Why write? To write. To make something.” – Claude Simon“When I am writing I am doing the thing I was mea…

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Employ lock-in to ensure you have a story

To pump up the suspense in your story – nay, to even have a story – you will want to ensure your character experiences a “lock in.” A lock-in occurs when a character cannot escape a situation becau…

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Avoid Violating Chronology when Plotting Story

Unless you’re a deft writer or have one incredible editor, resist the urge to shift back and forth in time from scene to scene. Instead, tell the story as it unfolds chronologically. That is, …

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Five Great Quotations about the Writing Life

“And what is wrong with playing with words? Words love to be played with, just like children or kittens do!” – David Almond“Who’s to say what a ‘literary life’ is? As long as you ar…

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10 Tips on Alternate Ways to Plot Your Story

• Ways to break story structure Most novels, short stories and screenplays today follow a traditional five-part story structure, involving an introduction-rising action-climax-f…

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Five Quotes about Writing as Self-Discovery

“Just as a good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche.” – Julia Cameron“Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself…It’s a self-exploratory operatio…

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Writing Inspiration: Take a Risk

Risk often means mistakes will be made. If you knew exactly what to do and simply had to follow the steps to certain success, there would be no risk. Maybe what you’re writing is too safe, giv…

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Select your viewpoint character with care

Every story is told from someone’s perspective. This someone is known as the viewpoint character.For example, in “The Matrix” movie series, the story is seen through the perspective of Neo, th…

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Don’t underestimate first page’s importance

When buying a book – whether online or at a bookstore – most people check out the cover, read the back cover blurb, and then open to the first page. Kudos to you for getting the reader that fa…

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Five Great Quotations about Writer’s Block

“‘Writer’s block’ is just a fancy way of saying ‘I don’t feel like doing any work today.’” – Meagan Spooner“I’ve always said ‘Writer’s Block’ is a myth. There is no such thing as writer’…

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