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Can This Fictional Writer Help Hone Your Basic Writing Instincts?

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Sometimes writers need to turn to unlikely sources of inspiration. In an article for Lit Hub, Blake Turck says we can learn a lot from...

Use Humor to Bring Balance to Tragedy

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In an article for Writer's Digest, Libby Hubscher shares her advice for using humor to leaven heavy scenes and topics. "In the real world, laughter...

Put Your Characters Through Pathological Maneuvers

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Expanding on his previous post on Writer Unboxed, David Corbett continues his exploration of character. Earlier, he suggested that moments of helplessness can reveal...

Research Should Be Your Pleasure

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In a post on CrimeReads, W.M. Akers says that research is necessary for historical fiction, but should also be fun. "Done properly, it can...

Sorry, Maria – Sometimes the Beginning is the Worst Place to...

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In the latest in Writer's Digest's series of articles on mistakes writers make, Michael Woodson says it's a mistake to start at the very...

Transforming the Unlikeable

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Unlikeable characters create tension with your protagonist. In many cases, your hero herself might be the unlikeable one. (In our case, it's the writer...)...

Revealing Drama Through Dialogue

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In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Becca Puglisi offers tips for creating tension through dialogue. "Tension is that gut-curdling, oh-crap feeling you get when...

Info-Dump or Inclusion? Advice for Telling the Difference

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Info-dumping: the bane of writers everywhere. In a post on Writer Unboxed, Kelsey Allagood suggests how you can identify it and fix it. "When...

Finding the Right Voice for Difficult Topics

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During an interview with DIY MFA's Gabriela Pereira, Brian Leung talks about his novel, All I Should Not Tell. During their conversation, they discuss: How...

“I See Fictional People.”

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In a post on Writers in the Storm, Ellen Buikema says we should embrace the role that intuition or the sixth sense plays in...

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