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Layers and Layers of Plot, Oh My!

WEBVary the Intensity of Each Layer. If you can create three layers at least, think of them as plots A, B, and C. You know your A plot—it’s the main one driving your story. …

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Hale, Hardy, and Hearty

WEBHale and hardy? Um…no. The idiom is, unquestionably,’hale and hearty.’ The meaning of the individual words both stem for their old and middle English meanings – …

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12 Questions to Ask Your Character to Bring Setting to Life

WEBWhen choosing settings for your scenes, you want to think about the kinds of places that will allow the emotions, needs, dreams, and fears of your characters to come …

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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Immersion for Writers

WEBImmersion is often a wonderful experience. It’s a particular state of mental involvement that many of us, as writers, find deeply comforting and satisfying, and it’s …

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How “Pantsing” May Be Harmful to Your Health

WEBStop saying you can’t plot because 1) it will kill your creativity, 2) it will harden you into concrete, 3) it will make you write formulaic stories (that’s another post—why …

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Tips on How to Bring Setting to Life in Your Fiction

WEBMaybe not for some readers. But most people will agree that the task of a fiction writer is to immerse her readers into her story. And story is setting. Characters …

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Why Setting Is a Powerful Tool in the Writer’s Toolbox

WEBThe power to set a mood and reveal mind-set. The power to mirror characters’ needs and hopes and fears. Writers must harness the power of setting so …

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3 Keys to Writing Effective Action Scenes

WEBThe Third Key: Escalation. The third and final key to an effective action scene is escalating the danger during the scene. Again, instinctively many writers already do …

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Taking Care of the Inner and Outer Writer

WEBToday’s post is by social media expert Frances Caballo: Goodreads has become the most important networking site on the Internet….

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My "Writer's Weight Loss" Plan

WEBKeep your daily calories down to about 500. That means something like this for each meal: an apple or orange, a serving of lean meat or other protein (like nonfat …

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Infusing Medical Details into Your Fiction

WEBOr medical details can inject acute tension into the plot. For instance, a child could run into the street and be struck by an oncoming vehicle. What happens next, from …

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Checklists Are Good for Your (Novel-Writing) Health!

WEBAre you a “list” person? I sure am. Even though I have software programs like Sticky Notes to help me make my many (countless) lists, I still find myself scribbling …

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4 Marketing Tips for Nonfiction Niche Writers

WEB1) It’s easier than selling to everyone. Like most nonfiction writers. I wrote my book to change the world. My wisdom is so amazing that the world would simply be a …

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Why Counting Words May Be Hazardous to Your Health

WEBThanks, Jim, for sharing this. My next post on the need to put in 10,000 hours to become an “expert” in anything (according to Malcomb Gladwell) explaines the need …

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How Writing Can Assist Sufferers of Mental Illness

WEBToday’s guest post is by Cassandra Hawkings “Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.” …

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Universal Themes That Can Be Found in Movies

WEBShe translates the phrase: “A life lived in fear is a life half-lived.”. This theme becomes Scott’s awakening, his challenge, and ultimately his victory. It is the nectar the …

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6 Factors to Becoming Super Productive

WEBLemon water is also antibacterial, antiviral, and immune-boosting. It can rid you of headaches, improve your digestion, and reduce acidity in the body. And, best of …

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Querying Basics: 5 Tips for Landing a Literary Agent

WEBToday’s guest post is by Dario Villirilli. Writing a great book is not quite all it takes to get published. No matter how remarkable your manuscript may be, you’ll first …

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Understanding Premise and the One-Sentence Story Concept

WEBJune 13, 2016. Over the last few weeks we’ve been taking a look at key moments in your novel’s structure. This week, before we get into the meat of my 10-20-30 Scene Builder …

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