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Phenomenal First Pages

July 20, 2021

Phenomenal First Pages

July 20, 2021

Hey, wonderful writerly people! It’s time for our monthly first-page critique contest ? This contest is closed. See you next month! If you’re working on a first page (in any genre…

Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Spouses in a Forced Marriage

July 17, 2021

Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Spouses in a Forced Marriage

July 17, 2021

Successful stories are driven by authentic and interesting characters, so it’s important to craft them carefully. But characters don’t usually exist in a vacuum; throughout the course of your story,…

What’s Your Character’s Love Language? (And Why Does it Matter?)

July 13, 2021

What’s Your Character’s Love Language? (And Why Does it Matter?)

July 13, 2021

Creating characters can be an exciting time for writers, but it can also cause headaches if we don’t understand what motivates them or how they should react to certain situations…

Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Master and Apprentice

July 10, 2021

Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Master and Apprentice

July 10, 2021

Changing Your Reader’s Perspective

July 8, 2021

Changing Your Reader’s Perspective

July 8, 2021

As writers, we all know how difficult it can be to win readers over. The writing has to be strong, the events realistic, the characters well-rounded, etc. etc. We know…

Procrastination vs. Real Writing Crisis: How to Tell the Difference

July 1, 2021

Procrastination vs. Real Writing Crisis: How to Tell the Difference

July 1, 2021

You’re not writing. It’s been a few weeks now, and your regular writing routine has gone out the window. Are you struggling with a legitimate writing crisis, or are you…

Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Nanny and Child

June 26, 2021

Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Nanny and Child

June 26, 2021

Phenomenal First Pages

June 24, 2021

Phenomenal First Pages

June 24, 2021

Hey, wonderful writerly people! It’s time for our monthly first-page critique contest ? This contest is closed. Please try again next month! If you’re working on a first page (in any…

Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Editor and Author

June 19, 2021

Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Editor and Author

June 19, 2021

8 Ways to Write Your Novel’s Outline

June 15, 2021

8 Ways to Write Your Novel’s Outline

June 15, 2021

Writers who don’t outline are often very loud online. They will say outlines kills creativity. They may even go so far as to claim an outline is a ‘straightjacket’ and…