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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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.
A Marketing Handbook for Writers: Part Three – The Jigsaw Puzzle of Marketing
Continuing our series on marketing from Clarendon House Publications we look at the confusing puzzle that is marketing in today’s publishing world.
http://www.clarendonhousebooks.com/single-post/2017/12/01/Untitled
Don’t Let Writing Rules Stifle Your Creativity
Learning the rules can help you know when, where, and how to break them in the most creative way possible.
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/dont-let-writing-rules-stifle-creativity/
Sparking Emotions in Your Readers
Evoking an emotional response to your writing in your readers is always the aim of an author. Here are some tips on how to do that from my friend Kathleen Freeman.
https://novelrocket.com/2017/12/sparking-emotions-in-your-readers.html/
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