Tag: writing tips
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How to Make My Novel Shorter: Guide for the Over-Writer
Do you wonder how to cut through the fluff of your novel to get to the meat of the story? Do you feel like you’re writing and writing and the story’s not getting anywhere? You may be an over-writer. Below we’ll look at tips to cutting down the word count and improving overall storytell-a-bility! Readers…
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4 Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block
Today we’re talking about one of the most common literary illnesses: Writer’s block. Learn the tips and tricks to get back to writing your story! Do you have writer’s block? Symptoms include lack of motivation. Starting at a blank page. Foggy brain. Random desire to clean the house rather than work on your draft. Yep,…
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How Do I Make My Novel Longer? : A Guide for Under-Writers
Plotter versus pantser is the tale as old as time. But what about over-writers versus under-writers? Today we’ll take a look at how to up your game as an under-writer! As a writer, you’ve probably googled “How long should my novel be?”. The answers vary from site to site but ranges can be found to…
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What is Passive Voice and How to Avoid It
Many writers and editors stress the importance of avoiding passive voice in your novel, but what is it? Today we’ll explore the answer to this question and ways to avoid it! If you partake in any discourse on social media or have google searched ways to become a better writer (check out my blog post…
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5 Questions to Ask When Crafting a Fantasy World
When writing a fantasy novel, inventing an entire universe is not out of the question. It’s actually expected! From mystical creatures to strange lands, the better you know your world, the better the audience will be able to visualize it. It is a fantasy world after all! [For the sake of your sanity and my…
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How to Become a Better Writer
A comprehensive list of some writing basics that all writers should know! Ask anyone in the writing community how to be a better writer and you’ll probably get some of the same responses time and time again… “Show, don’t tell”. “Don’t use adverbs”. And time and time again you’ll find another person preaching the opposite…
