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Four Tips for Great Beginnings

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In an article for Writer's Digest, Abigail Owen shares four tips for writing great beginnings. They are: Start at the right place. "Starting too soon...

Beyond Three-Act Structure

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In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Lisa Poisso says there's a a missing link in the conversation about three-act structure in fiction. "Three-act structure...

Stop Over Thinking

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In a post on Writers in the Storm, Laura Drake suggests methods for revealing your characters' thoughts without going overboard. "Thoughts in exposition can...

Does Your Character Make Sense?

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In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Angela Ackerman offers advice on how to fix a character whose actions aren't making sense. "Cause-and-effect is...

The Five Stages of Story Structure

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In an article for Writer's Digest, Aimee Hardy examines how the five stages of grief mirror story structure and how stories are often about this...

Are Your Characters Asking the Right Questions?

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In a message to her mailing list, Janice Hardy says having your characters ask the right questions can increase tension and get your plot...

How to Fix a Boring Main Character and Save Your Story

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Is your protagonist boring? In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Colleen Story offers tips for creating a more interesting main character. When Story...

Tips for Backstory In Deep POV

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In a post on Writers in the Storm, Lisa Hall-Wilson offers advice on inserting backstory into novels told through close third person or deep...

Tips for Avoiding the Parts that Don’t Need to be Written

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In a post on Writer Unboxed, Jeanne Kisacky makes suggestions for what not to write. We all written manuscripts that didn't work out for...

One Quick Trick to Tighten Your Novel’s Plot

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In a recent post, Janice Hardy says that finding accidental connections within your novel can help you tighten your plot. "One of my favorite...

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