Showing Your Age(s)
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A new post at Janice Hardy’s Fiction University offers tips for revealing your characters’ ages without being corny. It’s okay to say...
How to Create A Compelling Character
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In a post on Writers in the Storm, author Shirley Jump offers advice on creating compelling characters that will linger in your...
Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules of Writing
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Brain Pickings shares Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules of Writing. Among them: Write, write what you want, finish it. All good tips, especially...
Are There Really Only Two Plots?
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In a new blog post, Janice Hardy discusses how writers can use story archetypes to get a head start on their work....
Knowing When to Ask for Feedback
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In a post on the Funds for Writers blog, C. Hope Clark says writers should be careful about asking for feedback too...
10 Ways to Start Your Story
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An article on the Write Practice blog offers advice for beginners on beginnings. “The first page sells the book; the last page...
Getting Your Story Started Right
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In a new blog post, Zara Altair offers advice for getting your novel off to a good start. Beginning writers may use...
5 Misunderstood Pieces of Writing Advice
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Script Lab‘s Ken Miyamoto talks about five screenwriting rules that novices often misinterpret. Number 1 on his list – and one of...
Describing Characters Without a Mirror
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In DIY MFA‘s “Ask the Editor” feature, Elisabeth Kauffman fields a question on character descriptions. Is character description important and how can writers...
How to Plan Your Ending
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In a blog post for beginners on her Fiction University site, Janice Hardy offers advice on landing your ending. She suggests that...