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Advice for Finding the Right Professional Editor

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In an article for Writer's Digest, Tiffany Yates Martin offers advice for finding a reputable professional editor and choosing the right one for your...

Hero’s Journey: The Refusal of the Call

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To craft a satisfying story, your hero/protagonist needs a goal, a desire strong enough to push them along their journey to the endgame. However,...

Research: Knowing When Enough is Enough

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In a post on the Stage 32 blog, S.K. Valenzuela offers advice for avoiding the two most common pitfalls of research: info-dumping and procrastination....

Perfect is the Enemy of the Good (Writer)

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Perfectionism is the foe of the creative soul. It fills us with self-doubt and can prevent us from feeling that any project is ever...

Do the Thing Because It’s the Thing You Do

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During an interview with Lit Hub Radio's Thresholds podcast, writer Aimee Bender says that structure can help writers overcome the sense of dread we...

Using Texture to Create Believable Worlds

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In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts continue their conversation on creating believable worlds. In this episode, they discuss how the use of...

A Healthier Approach to Criticism of Your Art/Work

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Criticism sucks but it's necessary if we're to grow as writers. Unless you're content to keep your work in a notebook in closed drawer,...

He Said, She Snapped: Variations on Dialogue Tags

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In a post on Writer Unboxed, Barbara Linn Probst suggests alternatives to the use of "said" as a dialogue tag. While "X said" is...

Reality is but an Illusion

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In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts explore the concept of literary illusion in the context of worldbuilding. They explore how writers can...

Plot vs. Character Arcs

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Much is made of the difference between writers who plot and those who make it up as they go along. We hear less about...

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