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ยปโฆ readers need time to develop emotional memory. โฆ They need accumulation. Repetition. Texture. A story teaches readers how much pain weighs inside its universe.ยซ
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ยปโฆ readers need time to develop emotional memory. โฆ They need accumulation. Repetition. Texture. A story teaches readers how much pain weighs inside its universe.ยซ
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ยปGenerosity serves a writer in many ways that spill over into other areas of life, but Iโll focus on three in this space that are the most impactful to oneโs writing career.ยซ
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ยปTo stay organized, many authors turn to planning tools that help them manage character arcs, timelines, story bibles, and other key story elements before they write the first sentence.ยซ
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ยปโฆ Iโm sure you recognise Charles Darwin and Salman Rushdie, both of whom broke taboos โฆ Less recognisable may be รmile Zola, who evidence suggests may have been murdered for going against the consensus โฆยซ
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ยปA world can be rigorous, detailed, and fun without being suited to a particular creative project. And thatโs why if we take a world thatโs designed for a different medium, like a game, it wonโt work as well in a novel.ยซ
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Overflowing with strategies to improve your writing.
Everyone, novice to expert, will find valuable advice in The Writerโs Lexicon series.
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"Identifying blogging ideas for beginners is one of the most open-ended, arguably enjoyable, tasks you will have as a new writer. โฆ more than twenty-five blogging ideas โฆ, tips for starting, and platform recommendations"
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"When you hire an editor โฆ what are you getting for your money? How do editors set their rates, and why is there is such a wide variation? How do you choose the right editor? โฆ Is it just as good to use AI โฆ?"
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ยปMyth: You must be a good writer to write a helpful book. The Truth: Plenty of help is available.
Writing a book is โฆ a collection of manageable tasks, and there are plenty of people who can help you.ยซ
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ยปWith heartfelt thanks to ThePulp.net I ran across the 1922 essay โThe Place of Action in Fictionโ by Arthur Sullivant Hoffman over the weekend and Iโm begging every authorโand every readerโof any genre of fiction โฆยซ
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Searching for the perfect phrase? Trying to eliminate words? Need an idea? Or ten?
Awaken your dragon of creativity and put it to work.
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"Learning to write stronger scenes is an important skill for any writer. Scenes are an essential part of storytelling, and if you donโt craft them well, your narrative can grind to a halt. The reason scenes are so important is โฆ"
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"These magazines/anthologies/outlets accept horror fiction โ supernatural, folk, religious, feminist, psychological, sci-fi horror, slasher, YA, horror with a quirky slant, and many more. Many also accept other genres"
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Looking for places to submit your writing? From contests to literary journals to publishers accepting full-length novels, you'll find them here:
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"The more you know about your natural writing style, the more youโll benefit from the hard work it takes to build a gritty, lyric, or confessional writing voice that belongs to just one person: you."
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"AI needs to be normalized as a conversation topic and area of inquiry. Whether we agree or not on its use, we have to find ways to talk about it."
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"โฆ if youโre seeking a writers group or wish to start your own, here are 10 signs of a healthy group."
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"โฆ bookending involves intentionally connecting your opening and closing scenes so they echo each other in some way. You might return to the same setting; repeat an object, image, or line of dialogue; revisit a โฆ"
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The Lexicons you must have.
Truly wonderful these books are.
The greatest teacher Kathy is.
Scrolled enough you have.
Buy these books you must.
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