Give Readers Sleepless Nights with Narrative Drive Ever read story before bed and find it so gripping that you stay up far later than you should just to find out what is going to happen? If so, you’ve been a “victim” of narrative drive.Narrati…

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Focus on conflict in story’s opening lines Almost certainly the most important lines in a story are the first ones. They give the tale direction and set the mood and tone. With an opening sentence, a writer must push the reader through the …

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A young Niomi Nelson at her eighth birthday party. Taking a photo with her God-mother, Ramona Mar, and her older brother, Nakir Nelson. A beautiful photo of family. Taken to remember there are always things to cherish.

Made a drawing of my #OCs birthday when she was a little girl. EEEE She's so cute! I love this story so muc. It brings me such joy to write and draw it <3

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Last Step in Writing: Place Book in Final Form Generally when putting together a book or any other publication, writers follow a process that typically includes brainstorming (coming up with the story idea), outlining, writing a first draft, an…

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Avoid Plot Error of Reader Cheating in Your Story Sometimes authors, in the mistaken belief that they are creating a more exciting story, commit the error of reader cheating.This occurs when the reader has no reasonable opportunity to anticip…

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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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Does your book cover design matter for ebooks? Does book cover design matter for an ebook?Absolutely!Human beings are visual animals. Images at first glance always are more powerful than words. That’s why most businesses use logos. When their n…

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Writing Inspiration: When are You Creative? When are you most creative and most productive as a writer? Write a description of that place, noting the time of day, which of your senses are appealed to during that span, if you use pen and…

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Five Great Quotations about What is a Writer “Writing is something you do alone. It’s a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don’t want to make eye contact while doing it.” – John Green“A writer …

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Consider Structuring Story with ‘Plot Inversion’ Several variations of a standard plot (inciting incident-rising action-climax-falling action-denouement) exist in storytelling. One you might use is called a plot inversion. This type of story…

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Consider sending your protagonist on an initiation Among the most important events in our lives are various rites of passage – confirmation, high school graduation, drinking for the first time, obtaining a driver’s license, marriage, firstborn…

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Five Great Quotations about Revising “Easy writing makes hard reading.” – Ernest Hemingway“I think of rounds of editing as hammer time. Then, when they interrupt my writing, I can say… *shakes head* Nah, I just c…

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Benefits, pitfalls of flat characters When a character doesn’t change and is fairly uncomplicated, it is said to be a flat character. Its opposite is a round character, which has dimension and develops over the…

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Focus on conflict in story’s opening lines Almost certainly the most important lines in a story are the first ones. They give the tale direction and set the mood and tone. With an opening sentence, a writer must push the reader through the …

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My first day on this blue app🤤
...........

Just alone 🥲
How long will it take me to make a writer friend??

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How does this blue app works🥲?
Just a fantasy lover seeking to make new fantasy writer friends
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Five Great Quotations about Why We Write “Writing it seemed to have higher quality than not writing it, that was all.” – Robert M. Pirsig“We write to rekindle the inner spirit.” – Lailah Gifty Akita“We restore order …

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Benefits, pitfalls of flat characters When a character doesn’t change and is fairly uncomplicated, it is said to be a flat character. Its opposite is a round character, which has dimension and develops over the…

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Zip Two Disparate Stories into One Tale Rather than follow a lone main character through every chapter of a short story or novel, your tale might follow the experiences of two main characters or of two groups of principal characters…

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Zip Two Disparate Stories into One Tale Rather than follow a lone main character through every chapter of a short story or novel, your tale might follow the experiences of two main characters or of two groups of principal characters…

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And the sadness found me like a knife in the dark.

Slipping into my flesh, twisting, twisting—
Spilling crimson through my life.

But beyond the red haze—
I know a new dawn awaits.

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What is a scene and a vignette in fiction? A major division of a story is a scene, in which a dramatic action occurs, usually involving the same characters at a single locale. Stories typically consist of several scenes, all of which corres…

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Give Readers Sleepless Nights with Narrative Drive Ever read story before bed and find it so gripping that you stay up far later than you should just to find out what is going to happen? If so, you’ve been a “victim” of narrative drive.Narrati…

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Everything you can imagine is real. ~ Pablo Picasso

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Avoid Plot Error of Reader Cheating in Your Story Sometimes authors, in the mistaken belief that they are creating a more exciting story, commit the error of reader cheating.This occurs when the reader has no reasonable opportunity to anticip…

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Benefits, pitfalls of flat characters When a character doesn’t change and is fairly uncomplicated, it is said to be a flat character. Its opposite is a round character, which has dimension and develops over the…

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What is "authorial voice"?  #literaryagent Kathleen Foxx and I had a terrific discussion about it on the #storynerd podcast. Check it out! STORYNERD.CA #writingadvice #podcastsforwriters #aspiringwriter

Are you starting your story in the right place? #literaryagent Kathleen Foxx explains why sometimes it's necessary to rewrite the opening chapters of a novel. It's all on the #storynerd podcast! STORYNERD.CA  #writingtips #aspiringwriter #podcastsforwriters

Last Step in Writing: Place Book in Final Form Generally when putting together a book or any other publication, writers follow a process that typically includes brainstorming (coming up with the story idea), outlining, writing a first draft, an…

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