Five Great Quotations about Writer’s Block “‘Writer’s block’ is just a fancy way of saying ‘I don’t feel like doing any work today.’” – Meagan Spooner“I’ve always said ‘Writer’s Block’ is a myth. There is no such thing as writer’…

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Conflict: The Heart of Every Story When telling a story, you’ve got to have conflict in it. If there’s no conflict, you have a wooden story that starts nowhere, leads nowhere and ends nowhere. As E.M. Forester noted, “‘The…

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The game ends, but the cunning hand that learned to play it does not.

While the immediate moment of play is fleeting, its true value lies in the lasting skills, strategies, and resilience it builds within us.

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How to Pen Engaging Dialogue for Your Story No doubt your story will include dialogue in which characters speak to one another. Unfortunately, too many beginning writers drag their story into a furrow of tedium by poorly handling dialog…

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What’s the difference between ‘mood’/’tone’? Two ideas closely related to voice are mood and tone.In every story, the author creates an emotional atmosphere – so that a reader might say, “The story felt very solemn” or “Th…

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Score Story Plot Points with Head Fake Many readers enjoy books in which they attempt to solve the story’s central problem before the main character does. To add to such readers’ pleasure, authors sometimes will create “diversions”…

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Select your viewpoint character with care Every story is told from someone’s perspective. This someone is known as the viewpoint character.For example, in “The Matrix” movie series, the story is seen through the perspective of Neo, th…

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Avoid writing sin of authorial intrusion Have you ever read a book where the author suddenly jolted you out of the storyline with an aside or comment that just doesn’t flow with the rest of the work? When the book’s writer – ra…

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Select your viewpoint character with care Every story is told from someone’s perspective. This someone is known as the viewpoint character.For example, in “The Matrix” movie series, the story is seen through the perspective of Neo, th…

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Don’t underestimate first page’s importance When buying a book – whether online or at a bookstore – most people check out the cover, read the back cover blurb, and then open to the first page. Kudos to you for getting the reader that fa…

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Don’t underestimate first page’s importance When buying a book – whether online or at a bookstore – most people check out the cover, read the back cover blurb, and then open to the first page. Kudos to you for getting the reader that fa…

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Avoid writing sin of authorial intrusion Have you ever read a book where the author suddenly jolted you out of the storyline with an aside or comment that just doesn’t flow with the rest of the work? When the book’s writer – ra…

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Employ lock-in to ensure you have a story To pump up the suspense in your story – nay, to even have a story – you will want to ensure your character experiences a “lock in.” A lock-in occurs when a character cannot escape a situation becau…

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Writing Inspiration: Who are You? Being authentic requires that you be in touch with yourself. Ask yourself who you are (That is, how how do you define yourself?). What makes you happy? What are your passions (beyond writing, …

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Five Great Quotes about ‘Write What You Know’ “If you don’t know it, don’t write it.” – Darrell Schweitzer“It’s better to write about things you feel than about things you know about.” – L. P. Hartley“And as to experience – well, t…

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Writers can never be lonely: they have a whole cast of characters living in their head. 😀 #writers #author #indieauthor #writing #creativewriting #amwriting
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5 Great Quotations about Craft of Writing “Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.” – Shel Silverstein“Each thing you add to your story is a drop of paint falling into clear water; it spr…

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Conflict: The Heart of Every Story When telling a story, you’ve got to have conflict in it. If there’s no conflict, you have a wooden story that starts nowhere, leads nowhere and ends nowhere. As E.M. Forester noted, “‘The…

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This is my local writers' con in San Luis Obispo, California. It's as wonderful and as hometown as you might imagine. I'll be presenting at this year's con--the list of speakers will be updated soon. I can't wait to hang with my people! #ccwc2026 #writingcommunity #writerssupportingwriters #sayyes

Five Great Quotes about ‘Write What You Know’ “If you don’t know it, don’t write it.” – Darrell Schweitzer“It’s better to write about things you feel than about things you know about.” – L. P. Hartley“And as to experience – well, t…

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5 Great Quotations about ‘Why Write?’ “A writer is someone who has taught their mind to misbehave.” – Oscar Wilde“Why write? To write. To make something.” – Claude Simon“When I am writing I am doing the thing I was mea…

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Select your viewpoint character with care Every story is told from someone’s perspective. This someone is known as the viewpoint character.For example, in “The Matrix” movie series, the story is seen through the perspective of Neo, th…

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Avoid Violating Chronology when Plotting Story Unless you’re a deft writer or have one incredible editor, resist the urge to shift back and forth in time from scene to scene. Instead, tell the story as it unfolds chronologically. That is, …

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