20 Story Structure Frameworks: The Complete Guide for Fiction Writers - David Somerfleck | Science Fiction Author 20 Plotting Methods Every Fiction Writer Should KnowTwenty story structure frameworks—from Aristotle's three acts to Kishōtenketsu—explained, compared, and demonstrated through speculative fiction case studies. The essential guide to plotting your novel.

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Wait to format text until editing is done One rookie mistake made by many self-publishing authors is that they start formatting their manuscript before it is completed.  Formatting when writing to a small degree makes some sense.…

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Helen DeWitt turns down $175k Windham-Campbell prize over promotional requirements The novelist says she couldn’t accept the award after being told it would entail ‘extensive promotion’

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Avoid Using Flashback as a Plot Gimmick Sometimes when writing a story, the author needs to go outside of the timeline. When a scene is set during a time earlier than the main narration, the author is using a flashback.If you wrote …

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Writing Inspiration: Trigger your creativity Do you feel unmotivated to write? As if you aren’t inspired anymore? Then ask what triggers you to write and place yourself in those situations that will flip your creativity’s on switch.Do yo…

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Avoid Using Flashback as a Plot Gimmick Sometimes when writing a story, the author needs to go outside of the timeline. When a scene is set during a time earlier than the main narration, the author is using a flashback.If you wrote …

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#OnThisDay World's first #Satellite navigation system (#NAVSAT) launched (1960).

Birth Anniversary of Samuel Beckett (1906) - Irish #Novelist, #Playwright, short story #Writer.

Happy Birthday Garry Kasparov (1963) - former World #Chess #Champion.

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5 Great Quotations for Aspiring Authors “Write first, drink later. To write you must be warm, fed, loved and sober.” – Patrick McGrath“The less conscious one is of being ‘a writer,’ the better the writing.” – Pico Iyer“R…

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Five Great Quotations about Writer’s Block “Writer’s block is only a failure of the ego.” – Norman Mailer“You can fix anything but a blank page.” – Nora Roberts“Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like…

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Writing Inspiration: Celebrate landmarks Goals are landmarks in your life, not definitions of it. If your book requires more time to write than you initially thought, that’s okay. Just don’t give up on it or be critical of yourself b…

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In Alistair, you just highlight the place name while you're writing. right-click, create location sheet, done. The map builds itself as you write.

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What if I edit out too much exposition? One dilemma that novice writers often run into when writing a new draft of their story is a fear of cutting too much exposition. It’s an unfounded fear.You probably can’t cut enough exposition. No …

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The Middle Begins!

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Five Great Quotations about What is a Writer “Storytellers are individuals who enjoy creating a holiday for the mind.” – Linda Daly“The task of the artist at any time is uncompromisingly simple – to discover what has not yet been d…

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Writing Prompt: Observe Your Thoughts 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: For 10 minutes, write down the t…

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Create intimacy with narrator via first-person A story can be told from several viewpoints. When the main character narrates his experiences and observations, the author is using “first-person limited” point of view.This viewpoint is autobiogra…

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The #novelist is all of us.

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Gross vs. Net – What’s the Difference? Do you remember getting your first paycheck? You were excited, but when you looked at it were surprised because you thought you were going to get a lot more pay for your hard work. You were co…

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5 Great Quotations for Aspiring Authors “Write first, drink later. To write you must be warm, fed, loved and sober.” – Patrick McGrath“The less conscious one is of being ‘a writer,’ the better the writing.” – Pico Iyer“R…

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Mystery Authors: What if the people who make a discipline of following evidence wherever it leads were recognized as models for how public reasoning ought to work?

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Five Great Quotations about Passion for Writing “No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.” – George Moore“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou“Writing is the only th…

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Started a #StoryTreatment for a book/novel idea I've had since 2024.

I'd genuinely forgotten what it was like to write an idea down, gotta say its been brilliant to get back to it.

So ready to get started on Chapter One.

Really am going to give this a good go though!

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Just learned that .50 indents are NOT what books are printed in. Ive literally taken writing class before, why do they NOT tell you these things??

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Writing Inspiration: Getting Outside Support Do you dream of becoming a writer but always have an excuse for not actually writing? If you’re excuse is “There’s no one to critique my writing for me to get better,” think again. Join a writ…

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