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The Professional Writing Resources I Use for All Parts of the Writing and Publishing Processes
Many people have asked these questions, today KM Weiland answers. Save this post for present need or for future reference.
The Professional Writing Resources I Use for All Parts of the Writing and Publishing Processes
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/
Representation in Fiction: How to Write Characters Whose Experiences Are Outside of Your Own
Writing only what you know can be a very limiting dictate, especially when it comes to writing fiction. So much of what seeks to pour out of our brains is outside our experience. Award-winning writer Diana Pho suggests some tools to assist us in writing outside our experience(s) and doing it well.
How Writers Can Deal With Self-Doubt And Imposter Syndrome
Dealing with self-doubt is the bane of nearly every good writer. Joanna Penn provides some help and insights into dealing with it.
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/self-doubt-imposter-syndrome/
How to Create the Perfect Writing Process for You
Discovering and perfecting your own unique writing process is a little bit more than just trial and error. Here are some tried and true steps to help you along your way.
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-create-the-perfect-writing-process-for-you/
The 4 Pitfalls of Praise
We yearn for it with every word we write, we get depressed when it doesn’t come. But, there are also issues we face when it does come. KM Weiland shares some ideas on what they are and how to deal with them.
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/4-pitfalls-praise/
Third-Person Limited: Analyzing Fiction’s Most Flexible Point of View
Peter Mountford pens an article that helps us to get a better grip on the most useful POV out there.
(Too) Close Third Person
Getting a little too close to the person in your third person POV can be problematic. Here are some tips on that and how to avoid it.
https://writerunboxed.com/2017/11/17/too-close-third-person/
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