For those who have a book trapped in their soul screaming to come out.
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Do You Shape the Story or Does the Story Shape You?
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Has a story ever taken control of you while you were writing it? If it hasn't, it wanted to. Why don't you let it?Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Would you rather be a consumer or a creator? A writer needs to be both, but he must strike the right balance between reading and writing.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Let your uniqueness shine through in all your writing. When you find your voice, everything else will fall into place.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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The back stories of your characters make the difference between a book that grabs readers and one that falls flat.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Quit worrying about your book and have fun writing the first scene.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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How much of your time do you spend following your heart?Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Should writers begin their writing journey writing short stories?Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Don't be your own worst critic. There are plenty of people waiting in line for that job.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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What does the first sentence of a book give away about what lies ahead? We look at a few examples.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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What's the best cure for writer's block?Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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World Building in the Time of Coronavirus
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How the coronavirus outbreak drives us out of our old worlds and requires us to build new ones.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Should a new writer join a critique group?
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A new writer should do his or her homework before joining a critique group. What experience-level are members of the group?Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Talent or Determination? Beginning writers do well to listen to John D. MacDonald's take on the subject. Is it about inspiration or perspiration?Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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The importance of reading a draft of your work aloud to test it for mistakes, to see if it has cadence and rhythm, and to prepare it for audiobook narration.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Don't become a part of the ING Dynasty in your writing.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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He said, she said. How to use, or avoid, attribution in dialogue.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Just keep writing until you finish your book. Remember, you must be present to win.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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The difference between location and place
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What's the difference between location and place?Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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One thing new writers struggle with is the context they create for characters. Every writer is a world-builder, and she needs to create a consistent world so her readers don't get lost along the way.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Learn about writing by deconstructing the work of your favorite authors.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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When you sit down to write your book, have a working title in mind. The title expresses the book's essence as keeps you focused as you write.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Replace empty words in your writing with visual cues that fire a reader's imagination. Add descriptions and make your writing sing. To help you get the hang of it, review passages from your favorite writers to see how they create pictures with words.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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Who will tell your story? You will write it down, but someone else will tell it. Will it be a narrator or a first-person account? Writers refer to this as point of view ("POV"), and it is a basic building block of your writing. Are you a head-hopper?Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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The Brass Tacks of Writing: Plotters and Pantsers
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Which is better, Plotters or Pantsers? Plotters are those people who outline their books before they begin writing. Pantsers fly by the seat of their pants, learning the story as they go. Which group are you in, or can you be in both?Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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The Brass Tacks of Writing Your Book: First Things
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Four decisions will open the door to your writing life. Find a time to write. Find a place to write. Find a method to capture your words. Set a goal for each writing session.Bởi Stephen Woodfin
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