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5 Tips For NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 5, 2017June 14, 2019 by John
5 Tips For NaNoWriMo

It’s November. Is it just me, or was November designed to be the most stressful month of the year? Halloween is such a fun holiday, but fast-forward twenty-four hours and all the big-box retailers start blasting Christmas carols like they’re trying to break up a hostage crisis. How can you Continue Reading

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5 Things To Do In Your Story’s Second Act

Posted on October 25, 2017June 14, 2019 by John
5 Things To Do In Your Story’s Second Act

You’ve knocked out your First Act and you have a killer Inciting Incident. What now? Well, it’s time for your Second Act, and in this act, your protagonist has one job- To Respond. A good First Act will end with a major plot point that will disrupt the protagonist’s life Continue Reading

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5 Things To Do In Your Story’s First Act

Posted on October 8, 2017September 29, 2019 by John
5 Things To Do In Your Story’s First Act

When I started writing fiction I had no idea what I was doing. The stories I produced were what I like to call amoebas. They were amorphous blobs with no structure and very little plot. My stories were basically daydreams that I transcribed onto paper. I soon realized that my Continue Reading

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Author Interview: Darlene Foster

Posted on October 2, 2017September 29, 2019 by John
Author Interview: Darlene Foster

Recently, I wrote on this blog that when you start your journey as a writer you’ll find that perfect strangers are willing to help you. I was lucky enough to find one of these gracious people myself. Her name is Darlene Foster. Darlene Foster is the award-winning author of the Continue Reading

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5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Writing Dialogue

Posted on September 12, 2017September 29, 2019 by John
5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Writing Dialogue

Learn five common mistakes to avoid when writing a fictional dialogue. And how to fix clunky, bad dialogue and create conversations that drive your story!

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