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Mental Health and Writing: When Wordsmithing is Self-Care

WebAny writer could tell you there’s a link between consistent writing and good mental health. I mean, sure, we love to lament the anguish of discovering unexpected plot holes and the …

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The Best Character Template Ever (100+ Character Traits!)

WebTo help, here is a very thorough list of more than 100 different character traits you can use to understand more about your character than you do about your friends and family. Fill …

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Fast and Furious Fiction: How to Write More Quickly

WebEstablish Your Pre-Writing Ritual. Now we’re talking about the moments leading up to your writing sessions. I’m no psychologist or behavioral scientist, but it’s a fairly well-known …

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Overcoming Your Fear of Rejection as a Writer With Thin Skin

WebAbi Wurdeman. Abi Wurdeman is the author of Cross-Section of a Human Heart: A Memoir of Early Adulthood, as well as the novella, Holiday Gifts for Insufferable People. She also …

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The 10 Book Views of Dabble Dabble Help Center

WebAll Scenes need Chapters, and all Chapters need Books. Views in Dabble work on a Folder → File macro to micro scale. Since the Scene is a smaller file than the Book folder, the …

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What’s a Sensitivity Reader and Where Do You Find One

WebA sensitivity reader is a type of professional editor. You pay this person to review your manuscript (or part of it) and provide feedback on their area of expertise, just as you …

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Help Wanted: How to Pick a Job for Your Character

WebIncorporating the job into the overall story arc. Think about how the character's job integrates into the overall story arc. The character's job might create conflict, tension, or …

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Critical Feedback for Writers: Why You Need It, How to Love It

WebGive it time to sink in - If you have an instinct to argue against any aspect of their constructive criticism, stifle it. Set it aside. Give yourself time for the irritation to subside. …

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How to become a Writer

WebThe Best Blogs to Make You a Super Duper Writer. There are hundreds of blogs out there for writers that cover everything from improving your craft to the business and marketing …

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A Whole Bunch of Juicy Character Weaknesses

WebCheck out some of these societal weaknesses. Discrimination or prejudice based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, or other factors. Poverty or economic disadvantage. Lack of …

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Wield Words as Weapons: The Power of Alliteration

WebThis means establishing both the definition and what these strings of words can actually do. Alliteration, at its core, is the artful alignment of adjacent or closely connected words that …

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What Defines a Great Book

WebA great book is one that connects with its reader. Brilliant literature makes readers feel seen by unveiling human experiences in a vivid and resonating way. It makes the unfamiliar …

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An Author's Guide to Correcting Passive Voice

WebThe easiest (and most common) fix is just to make your sentences active instead of passive. To do this, you need to do a little rearranging, and maybe add a word or two. Specifically, …

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How Dabble Can Help You Write Faster, Better, and More …

WebAs writers, we have big goals. Massive goals.. Some dream of writing a novel that rises above millions of others to become a bestseller or leave a legacy.Others just want to …

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To Make a Long Story Short: Elements of a Short Story

WebLength: The most obvious difference between a short story and a novel is the length. A short story is typically between 1,000 and 10,000 words, while a novel can range from 40,000 …

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The Author's Guide to Writing Fantasy Characters

WebThe Author's Guide to Writing Fantasy Characters. Doug Landsborough. July 5, 2023. Bilbo Baggins, Hermione Granger, Inigo Montoya ( You killed my father. Prepare to die. ), …

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Up the Ante: How to Build Suspense in Thrillers

WebApril 20, 2023. Suspense is one of the must-have elements of a successful thriller. It’s that feeling of tense anticipation as your reader devours word after word of your story. It’s the …

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Ruin Your Characters’ Lives with Tragic Irony

WebDramatic Irony. Dramatic irony occurs when the readers or audience know something the characters don’t. This is a great way of generating strong emotions: excitement, dread, …

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Killing Your Characters with Their Fatal Flaw

WebMake it integral: For a fatal flaw to become fatal, it needs to be an integral part of your character. It needs to define their actions and their motivations. Make it hard to …

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What is a Ghostwriter

WebThe Responsibilities of a Ghostwriter. Ghostwriting kind of looks like this sometimes. As a ghostwriter, you take someone else’s source material and apply your own creative know …

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How to Write Realistic Dialogue for Literary Eavesdroppers

WebFirst, leave out the filler stuff that is very real but also very boring. Skip the hellos and goodbyes in phone calls. Don’t make your readers watch while your characters discuss …

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