Finding the Heart of Your Story: A Guide to Theme Development
If your plot is your story's skeleton and your character's are it's life blood, then the theme is the beating heart. Theme provides the...
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- May 25
Character Arcs: The Journey of Transformation
Last week, we focused in on how to develop your characters; from establishing their goals and motivations to how to make them relatable....
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thewritercommunity
- May 11
Choosing the Right Outlining Style for Your Writing Process
This week we will be delving into how to choose the right outlining style for your writing process. Outlining plays a crucial role in...
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thewritercommunity
- May 4
From Idea to Plot: A Guide to Developing Your Story Idea
One of the most exciting parts of writing a story is coming up with the idea, but turning that idea into a fully formed plot can be a...
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Rachel Zillikens
- Oct 20, 2022
5 WAYS TO AVOID THE RESEARCH ‘RABBIT-HOLE’
You’re in peek writing flow. Steam is flying from your keyboard, words rippling onto the page. An epic film soundtrack provides the...
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Maile Starr
- Oct 13, 2022
The Pantser's Guide to Outlining
Forgive me writers, for I am a pantser. It has been 438 days since my last outline. Pantsers, I know we hate outlining. It’s in the name....
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Beth Anne
- Oct 6, 2022
The Importance of Outlining
“The first draft is pure torture for me. I hate every second of it.” ~ Judy Blume, Masterclass It doesn’t surprise me that even a...
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RaeLynn Fry
- Sep 28, 2022
moving on to a new project after years on the same one
The Setting Ten years is a long time to be working on a book series. One set of characters. One world. During those ten years I’ve moved...
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Megan Beth Davies
- Sep 8, 2022
How to make September your new 'new year'
I LOVE September. It has a special kind of energy to it that you only really get in January, but (in my opinion) it is so much better....
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Sydney Alexis
- Jan 6, 2022
How to Set Realistic Goals
Happy New Year, Writer Community!! With the new year comes a new start and, probably a lot of new goals. When we’re feeling the...
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Cathrine Swift
- Nov 25, 2021
15 Questions to Help you Create Binge-Worthy Books
I made this list as part of my revision process for my debut novel, Let it Reign. I hoped to write a book readers would struggle to put...
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Sania Jain
- Nov 4, 2021
Writing Short Stories to Prepare for NaNoWriMo
While the world is busy wrapping up halloween costumes, eating up all that halloween candy and buying christmas decorations, all the...
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Lily Hammer
- Oct 20, 2021
From Pantser to Planner: Tips on Outlining your Novel
Would you believe me if I told you that not four years ago, I sat down to write a four-book fantasy series with nothing written down,...
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Rachel Zillikens
- Oct 13, 2021
Craft Books About Writing you Need to Read
Deep in the drafting trenches whilst trying to write my first book, I realised three things; I had no idea how to effectively structure a...
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Nik Bright
- Oct 7, 2021
How to Design your Novel
There are countless ways to go about writing a novel, as many ways as there are writers, and more. No two stories are brought into this...
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Katie Morrowick
- Sep 30, 2021
How to Find your Routine
Ah, how to start… You know that feeling? The churn in your stomach as you stare at the blank page – when the words are inconveniently not...
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Laura Savage
- Sep 22, 2021
How to Learn the Rules So You Can Break Them
I write this article with one important caveat. You need to know the “rules” of writing first. If you’re a newbie writer, the best advice...
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Christine Bergsma
- Sep 15, 2021
Why journaling is an important tool for every writer
Tension is arguably the most essential aspect of any story worth writing and writing worth reading. Authentic tension connects us to the...
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Esme Carmichael
- Sep 8, 2021
How to Balance Writing with the Day Job
I completed the second draft of The Mover of Mountains whilst working two jobs. Weekdays, I’d work 9-to-5 as a numerical modeller;...
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Rachel Zillikens
- Sep 1, 2021
Ten Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My First Draft
Five years ago, I decided to write a book. So, I did. It was easy. Said no writer in the history of the world, ever. When I began writing...
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