6 Tips On Creating Killer Plots Click the linked title for the full article: • Prologue, epilogue offer info, action to boost tale Sometimes a novel begs for a different opening than what appears in Chapter 1, though the story re…

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Quick Tip: Give your characters room to breathe Just as well-intentioned but misguided parents can stymie their children’s shift to independence and self-reliance, so well-intentioned but misguided writers can stifle their stories’ growth a…

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Consider Using Episodic Fiction Plot Structure One powerful way to write a novel is episodically. Called episodic fiction, it breaks from the traditional introduction-rising action-climax story structure by presenting an anthology of brief…

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7 Tips for Authors on Handling Their Money • When and how do I get my royalties?After countless hours of writing and revising, wringing your hands over the cover design, and struggling with formatting glitches, you’ve finally done – you’ve …

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Five Quotations about Writing as Self-Discovery “What is needed is, in the end, simply this: solitude, great inner solitude. Going into yourself and meeting no one for hours on end–that is what you must be able to attain.” –&nbs…

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Your Acknowledgements and Dedication Pages Many authors like to take a bow (or curtsy) to those who helped their book become reality. Many also like to honor someone special in their lives by dedicating the book to them. These names re…

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5 Tips on Building Your Book Into a Business • Build your book into a thriving businessOne excellent way to sell more books – and to finally quit your day job – is to build your book into a business. This strategy more readily lends itself to…

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Which is best: Writing at home or a public space? One key to being a productive and creative writer is determining which place – home alone or in a public place like a library, coffeeshop or cafe.Famous authors differ in their preference. Franz Ka…

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What is a ‘cookie cutter’ story? Q: While reading the submission guidelines to a writing contest, the rules said “no cookie cutter stories.” What do they mean?A cookie cutter story is one that lacks originality because it is …

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Allow main character to experience crisis of faith A man vs. himself conflict often elevates a story’s suspense and depth. When a character must face a confrontation with himself, most readers can relate to him. External conflicts that affect …

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Your Acknowledgements and Dedication Pages Many authors like to take a bow (or curtsy) to those who helped their book become reality. Many also like to honor someone special in their lives by dedicating the book to them. These names re…

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Momo's got a favor to ask Billy: pose for a photo shoot with "romance novel cover vibes". He's conventionally attractive and muscular, surely nothing will go wrong...

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5 Great Quotations for Aspiring Writers “All you can do is try to write as well as you can.” – Harold Pinter“To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.” – Anne Rice“I kept always 2 books in my pocket…

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Maintain tension throughout your story Any story you tell by definition has a plot, characters, setting, point of view and theme. But to really make a story pop, an author has to interweave and play these elements against one anoth…

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Use fragments for rhetorical effect Should you use fragments in your writing? Your high school English teacher almost certainly said “No!” and marked it with a red pen.Fragments are okay if they serve a rhetorical effect, such a…

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7 Tips for Authors on Handling Their Money • When and how do I get my royalties?After countless hours of writing and revising, wringing your hands over the cover design, and struggling with formatting glitches, you’ve finally done – you’ve …

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Avoid Inappropriate Mystery to Create Suspense One of the greatest temptations of novice writers is to include in their stories an enigma even though it doesn’t move the story forward. Authors who do this are guilty of committing the sin o…

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Five Great Quotations about Escapism “We live under continual threat of two equally fearful, but seemingly opposed destinies: unremitting banality and inconceivable terror. It is fantasy, served out in large rations by the popula…

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Delete Bookisms in Your Story’s Dialogue Ever notice when reading a story that sometimes an odd word appears when “said” would do? For example, “Well, I’ve never!” she blustered.If so, you’ve just come across a bookism. A term coined by s…

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Create a Riveting Opener for Your Story A vital part of your story is the opening lines, also known as the inciting incident. In this section of your story, we learn who the main character is, the central problem facing him and a li…

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Avoid Shifting Point of View in Your Story Novice writers often are tempted to shift the point of view in their stories. While a few published writers do so in their novels and short stories, this generally is uncommon, and you probabl…

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Five Great Quotations about the Writing Process “The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say.” – Ma…

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