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Stuck in No-Man’s-Land: Your Novel’s Middle

November 19, 2020

Stuck in No-Man’s-Land: Your Novel’s Middle

November 19, 2020

If you have hit the point in your draft where you’re looking out at the vast landscape of your novel with no idea where to go next, congratulations…you’ve probably made…

The Best Resource for Planning Your NaNoWriMo Novel

October 22, 2020

The Best Resource for Planning Your NaNoWriMo Novel

October 22, 2020

We’re creeping up on the biggest, craziest, event in Writerville: National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). That means 50,000 words written in one month, and all the coffee, stale pizza, and…

How to Use Your Excuses to Get More Writing Done

October 1, 2020

How to Use Your Excuses to Get More Writing Done

October 1, 2020

Writers are master excuse-makers. Whenever we don’t get the writing done, we have a library of excuses ready to use. I was too tired.I was in a bad mood.I didn’t…

Awesome Writing Tips From 6 Famous Writers

September 15, 2020

Awesome Writing Tips From 6 Famous Writers

September 15, 2020

As I always say on Bang2write, there are no specific writing rules to break, just risks to take … That said, there are ‘best practices’! This is why it can…

Writers, Are You Struggling? How to Turn the Page

September 3, 2020

Writers, Are You Struggling? How to Turn the Page

September 3, 2020

Between inflation, Covid, politics, and heightened friction on the world stage, there’s a lot of stress affecting our mindset. The result? Many of us aren’t getting as much writing done…

Ways to Defeat Self-Doubt: Hang Upside Down (and Other Creative Moves)

September 1, 2020

Ways to Defeat Self-Doubt: Hang Upside Down (and Other Creative Moves)

September 1, 2020

September, 2009, was Dan Brown week in the world of publishing. That was when The Lost Symbol—Brown’s much-awaited follow-up to The Da Vinci Code (2003)—hit the bookstores. The Lost…

What Is Writer’s Burnout?

August 13, 2020

What Is Writer’s Burnout?

August 13, 2020

Chrys Fey: Let’s look at a few of the most common myths about writer’s burnout, then the facts about what it is and what causes it. Myths: – Writer’s burnout…

The Emotional Roller Coaster all Writers Experience

June 25, 2020

The Emotional Roller Coaster all Writers Experience

June 25, 2020

Welcoming Martha Alderson (The Plot Whisperer) today, who is brilliant at digging down to the deepest layers of a story. Martha’s new book, Boundless Creativity: A Spiritual Workbook for Overcoming…

How To Avoid A Half-Baked Idea

June 16, 2020

How To Avoid A Half-Baked Idea

June 16, 2020

Half-baked ideas are everywhere in the spec pile. But what does ‘half-baked’ mean? After all, whether a script reader, agent’s assistant or intern LIKES the idea behind a story is…

Reflections on Some Favorite Writing Quotes

June 2, 2020

Reflections on Some Favorite Writing Quotes

June 2, 2020

Do you collect writer quotes? You should. They can be inspirational and instructive. It’s great to turn to them in times when you feel in the writing doldrums. Here are…