The 10 Most Important Questions to Ask about Your Scenes
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10 Time Management Tips for Fiction Writers
Today’s guest post is by Juliet Dreamhunter. Let’s be real: there’s a tiny black hole in the bottom drawer of…
Why Story Endings Are Often Predictable – And That’s Okay
Here’s a reprint of a post I wrote a decade ago. Do you struggle with ending your story? Trying to…
Querying Basics: 5 Tips for Landing a Literary Agent
Today’s guest post is by Dario Villirilli. Writing a great book is not quite all it takes to get published….
6 Questions to Get to the Heart of Your Story
Here are some thoughts discussed in my book Writing the Heart of Your Story—important things for novelists to think about…
How Theme in Fiction Gets to the Heart of Your Characters
This is a reprint from 10 years ago, looking at one of my absolutely favorite movies. If you haven’t seen…
Checklists to Help You “Inspect” Your Story Structure
Are you a “list” person? I sure am. Even though I have software programs like Sticky Notes to help me…
Five Things I Learned Writing a Series
Today’s guest post is by Dan Rice. When I started writing, I dreamed of creating an epic fantasy series. Hence,…
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Writing My First Novel
Today’s post is by Luke Lovelady. Writing your first novel is without a doubt the most simple, fun, and stress-free…
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