In this time of festive celebration, many celebrate based on traditions passed to them by their parents that blended into…
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writing tactics
Writing When No Idea Sparks
Sometimes, writing is easy. The rest of the time, it feels like the most difficult thing you could possibly be…
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Character Development: Creating a Series-Long Character Arc
Writing is creative. But, the most creative and innovative story will fall flat if the characters are flat. It is…
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Keeping Motivated Writing Habits after NaNoWriMo
It is a week since NaNoWriMo ended, and while NaNoWriMo gives a very handy accountability word-count meter, how do you…
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The Craft of Character Building: Three Techniques to Help Make Your Characters 3D
Among the many challenges of writing an interesting and convincing story, the challenge of creating 3D characters is the largest….
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Six Lessons Learned from National Novel Writing Month 2015
We are coming into the end of November, and the end of November Novel Writing Month, or National Novel Writing…
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