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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Isobelle Lans
- Nov 18, 2021
Finding Your Unique Voice
One of the hardest parts of being a writer is finding our voice. That unique quality to our writing that makes it distinctively ours....
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Mandy Kontos
- Nov 11, 2021
The Four Stages of NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo (NaNo) is not just a writing challenge, it’s also a writing community that spans across oceans and time. It’s my favourite time...
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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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Katherine D. Graham
- Oct 28, 2021
How to Hook Readers with your First Sentence
“It was a bright spring day when Calla Emery kneed the man her mother sent to woo her, deep in the crotch.” With this first sentence,...
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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 14, 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 23, 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 9, 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 2, 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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Kear Anne Simmons
- Aug 25, 2021
You Are a Writer
I am a Writer, Dammit. By Kear Anne Simmons “What do you do?” “I’m a writer.” “That’s awesome! Are you published?” Every as yet...
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Matthew Romeo
- Aug 19, 2021
How to Write Sci-Fi
Sci-fi is a peculiar genre to try and tackle because, despite being in the public eye since the 17th Century, it’s still a relatively...
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Maayan Sulami
- Aug 12, 2021
How To Write Conflict
If Storytelling was a car, I’d say the plot and character are the wheels - directing the whole thing left, right and forward ,Theme is...
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Anne Alcott
- Aug 5, 2021
How to Write KidLit
(and not lose your mind) It was a rainy afternoon (just kidding, I don’t actually remember what day it was) when I decided - HEY! I’ll...
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Jennie Fournier
- Jul 29, 2021
Writing Historical Fiction
So you want to write historical fiction? Congratulations! Historical fiction is not only fun to read and write, it can be the best way to...
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Devon Gambrell
- Jul 22, 2021
How to Develop your Characters
The definition of Character development is the process of building a unique believable person and/or the changes that the character goes...
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Carolina SouthLuv
- Jul 15, 2021
The Importance of Finding your Writing Community
“I have spent a good many years since―too many, I think―being ashamed about what I write. I think I was forty before I realized that...
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