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9 Tips for Choosing and Using the Right Point of View • Most popular point of view types in storiesAmong the most important decisions a fiction writer can make is what point of view to use in a story. Point of view determines what aspects of a st…

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Writing prompts that actually lead to a story
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I am a successful writer because I decided to be. Do you consider yourself a writer who is not “successful”? Setting aside the discussion about what makes one “successful,” the truth is that if you don’t consider yourself such, then you’re no…

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Stuck in a rut with startup vs. start-up vs. start up This appears to be one of those words in flux, as different spellings and punctuation rules are followed by different reputable sources.Start-up works as a noun (a start-up business), verb (“Start-…

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Five Great Quotes about ‘Write What You Know’ “If you don’t know it, don’t write it.” – Darrell Schweitzer“It’s better to write about things you feel than about things you know about.” – L. P. Hartley“And as to experience – well, t…

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9 Common Writing Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them • Laugh trackAnother way to tighten your writing is to leave out the laugh track. A laugh track is present when you also give readers hints about how they should react. • CountersinkingOne way for …

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Use caution when employing empathic universe A common technique that genre writers use is customizing the environment of their story so it matches the main character’s mood. In doing so, the author creates an empathic universe. Examples would…

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Motivation to Write a Book: 7 Great Ideas Need a little motivation to start writing your story or to write that next scene? Here are seven great ideas to get you going (Click the linked title for the full article): • Like the rising sun, m…

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Four Writing Prompts: Sanity Good stories center on the clashing of characters’ goals and motivations. Sometimes a character’s goals and motivations arise from attempting to live in a world based on normal, rational behav…

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Avoid using Mary Sue character type in stories Among the many character types to avoid when writing is the Mary Sue. This is an idealized character who stands in for the author as his idealized self.This usually young and low-ranking chara…

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How to get readers engaged in your story To be a truly successful fiction writer that people return to over and over again, you’ll want to pen a story that “engages” the reader. When a reader is engaged, she closely follows your tale…

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Motivation Tips that Actually Work: 7 Sure-Fire Ways To Get Writing • Writing heals my heart like no pill ever could • Each time I write, I reaffirm my soul • The amount of writing I have done and my skill as a writer grows every day  • Model a story  • Your writin…

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4 Great Creative Writing Prompts Follow the links to four great creative writing prompts for each of these topics: • Abandonment • Loneliness  • Loss  • Separation  ______________ …

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How to Build Your Story's Setting #writingadvice #writinglife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872390

15 Tips on How to Build a Story • Basic guidelines for your story’s rising action  • Develop conflicts related to resolving your story’s central problem • Unfold action to develop a stronger story • Your main characte…

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Reading is an ocean. Writing is a boat. You probably have read – and will continue to read – more pages than you write.Of this vast array of books that stretches across the horizon of your life, some of the titles have proved as pow…

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How to create your book’s table of contents Though the table of contents is one of the first pages readers will see, it’s one of the last you’ll actually complete. Because it must perfectly match the names of your various sections and c…

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Heighten Tension with Consistent Point of View Every story has an angle or perspective from which it is told. This perspective is called point of view.Notice how the following scene is from an outsider’s perspective, as if the narrat…

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Incorporate Man vs. Man Conflict into Your Story When developing your story, you’ll want your characters to face a number of challenges or conflicts. One of the most basic of them is man vs. man. In this conflict, the main character finds his goa…

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Be More Creative: 5 Inspirations for Writers • Time spent writing is a productive time • Don’t wait for writing inspiration to strike • There’s no need to ‘want’ to be a writer. Simply write. • Achieve your writing vision by setti…

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Writing Prompt: Fictionalize Yourself Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: Fictionalize yourself in a …

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Use Caution when Shifting Story’s Location, Time As a plot develops, you’ll often need to change locations and times in a story. Your characters may be on a journey to some destination or they may need to investigate a matter. You might shift bet…

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What Jogging can Teach You about a Writing Habit If you’ve decided to get in shape by jogging, you’ll only succeed if you run regularly, almost every day. Doing so allows your muscles to continue growing while increasing your ability to run farth…

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Consider Differences Between Paper, Ebooks In today’s publishing world, you need to sell both a paper and an ebook version of your title. There are plenty of readers for both platforms and many who prefer one over the other, so to limi…

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Five Great Quotations about Story Ideas “The more intently you seek out story ideas, the likelier you will find them and know what to do with the ideas that you encounter – that is the most important lesson to learn about gett…

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How to Plot Your Story: Quick, Easy to Understand, Practical Tips #writingtip #writingtips #writingguide #amwriting #writingcommunity www.amazon.com/dp/194887220X