Find yourself an editor. There's many of us out there, like me who's willing to give your manuscript or story a look through, and each can help improve your writing. Make sure you know who's in your budget
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Get out to write. Writing in unfamiliar places forces you to do so since you arrived there with the purpose to work on your story. Make sure you're respectful and have your privacy
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Write a manuscript within a season. If you budget your time and energy within three months, you could complete a full novel with multiple chapters and ready for first round edits. Find your timeframe for your project
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It depends on the story. It’s more of a catch all in case if a majority of beta readers disagree with the ending you prefer

Write multiple endings. You may favor the way you want to end your story, yet there's a chance other readers prefer another. Cover your bases even if you find other endings unsatisfying
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Double check your dialogue. You might discover redundant lines, tags, or actions which could be removed or altered in favor for better flow. Have trusted beta readers let you know their thoughts
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Progress adds up quick. When you spend time on a manuscript, you'll see numbers (words, pages, chapters) increase without realizing it at the moment. Reward yourself with each milestone
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Try writing for specific time goals. The longer you show up for writing—no matter if it's fifteen minute writing sprints throughout the day or an hour—, the more you find yourself energized for each day's session. Progress continues
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Take notes on your writing. It doesn’t matter when—during drafting, during writing, during research—due to its help for you as the writer to keep things in mind. You’ll help your future self
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Try transgressive characters. When writing, you might want to shock, or even intrigue, your readers with a character, who's clearly immoral, within a situation pushing social norms. Be careful when addressing such topics
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Fiction acts as a reverse argument. Instead of making your point clear, your argument thins out into obscure examples set by scenes. Your story's point should come across to the reader
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Do reread. Before you make any major edits on a previous draft or make a new one, go over what you've written in case you discover places to work on again. Take notes while you do your reread
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Spice up your sentences. Try to write longer sentences, leaving your readers breathless, with extended imagery and detail which breaks up the monotony of smaller and simpler ones. Make sure you don't err into incomprehensible
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Ask for editing samples. If you're a writer searching for an editor, don't be afraid to ask for a few pages of editing to solidify the right editor for your manuscript. Most, if not all, wouldn't mind doing so
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Breathe life into your setting. If you're characters explore their own world, then the same locations should be going about their day. The results ends with an immersive world for readers
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Characters move around constantly. When writing scenes, make sure your characters intersperse dialogue with actions, major or minor, for a realistic experience. A few actions can replace dialogue itself
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Reread before restarting a project. If you stopped writing on a project, read the last thousand words, or a few pages, and you'll find yourself back to it. Make sure to analyze what your style is
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For 2025, I wrote over 75,000 words. It’s the size of a medium sized novel, although not close to my goal, yet a decent goal to reach. This year I’ll aim closer to 100,000
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Take pride in your progress. We, as writers, view our growth in terms of one story to the next without broadening out to a year or the last few years. You've grown more than you think
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Don't feel pressed about drafts. If you feel your story doesn't explore the full depth of the material, then focus on finishing the draft. The next draft should allow further depth
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Talk with others about writing. When you have someone to discuss your story with, even if they might not being a writer themselves, you'll find yourself reaffirming or rediscovering the reason behind your story. Conversing about your passions reignite them
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Take breaks. Writing does take brain power from writers, and with the holidays around, so create time for yourself to recover. If the muse strikes, then take the moment to write
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Learn all which you can about writing. The more you get ahead on specifics within writing, such as the base elements of a story, the more you understand and grow. Gather sources for you to refer back to
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Playlists usher you into a creative groove. Lots of writers create playlists related to their stories, characters, and settings for the creative flow when they write. Find which songs or soundtracks help your muse
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Rewriting stories don't have to be perfect. If you're restarting a story, which happens often, you might not adore the new scenes right away, but having the draft helps with improving it later. Finish the story first
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Create lore bibles. When you write longer pieces, such as novels, you'll find yourself with your thoughts about characters, settings, and plot. Sort all these thoughts in a master file
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Revive old manuscripts. As a writer, you'll collect stories with various degrees of readiness for publishing, but some need time and more brainstorming. Find the stories you want to reconstruct
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Keep outlines open. Writers struggle with overstructured outlines, trying to make sure everything on track, when it's easier to change things up as things go along. Don't box yourself in
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Cut off dialogue. Your characters will speak over each other, speak soft enough to be repeated, or even not even speak at all because of the surge of emotions. Characters speaking gets messy
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