Grabbing your reader from the get-go is probably the single most important task for your first chapter. Here are some tips on how to do just that.
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Writing And Selling Short Fiction With Matty Dalrymple
Not everyone writes and sells novels all the time. At the same time, not everyone has the inclination to read novels all the time. Sometimes it’s nice to mix things up. Here are some tips on cashing in on that.
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How to Get Some Writing Done: Discipline vs. Enthusiasm
Some great ideas to keep you pressing on when things are getting tough.
7 Ways Writing Saves Us When Life Is Hard
How to keep the words flowing when the world all around you seems to have gone crazy.
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-writing-saves-us/
Why Writers Should Trust Their Story Instinct
Trusting your gut is something that can make you and your writing truly unique.
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Captain America’s 10-Step Guide to Writing a Likable Hero
In order for your readers to like your book, you need to give them likable characters. Ones that they can identify with and care about. Here are some helpful hints on how to do just that.
The Benefits of a Clueless Character
A great way to deal with providing your readers with much-needed information without info dumps and endless backstory.
In the Chorus That Surrounds Every Writer, Listen to the Voice That’s Your Own
There are so many voices to listen to when learning the writing craft. Lorraine Devon Wilke suggests that you listen to your own.
In the Chorus That Surrounds Every Writer, Listen to the Voice That’s Your Own
Are You Asking These Important Questions About Your Fantasy Settings?
Building the world for your fantasy novel can take you places you never expected to go. Think big—no—awesomely huge and outside the box. Here are some questions to ask yourself to help you do just those things.
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/are-you-asking-these-important/
How to Strengthen Your Book’s Thematic Motif Through Repetition
Choosing to use repetition to drive home your theme requires you to choose the how and the when with more craftiness than bluntness. Be wise in these choices and get it just right.
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/strengthening-thematic-motif-through/
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