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Jul 29, 20154 min read
How To Write Better Fiction: Curated Post
Yeah, the title of this article is pretty bland, but the tips are surprisingly good. In an earlier post, I wrote about the importance of...
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Jul 27, 20153 min read
Showdown: Yarny vs. Litlift
Writing your novel as a Word document might be simple, but it comes with a lot of risks. The file could be lost. Your computer could get...
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Apr 1, 20151 min read
3 Steps to The Perfect Novel!
Introducing the perfect writing formula! Three steps to writing and publishing the novel of your dreams! 2 cups flour 1/3 cup unsweetened...
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Mar 20, 20152 min read
Sex, Swearing, and What You Don’t Want to Write
A few years ago, I found myself staring tensely at my computer screen, fingers hovering over the keyboard as I wrestled with a problem...
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Mar 17, 20153 min read
How to Set up A Productive Writing Routine
Routines are popular among creative writers, and for good reason. They enforce the habit of writing and help you stay productive and...
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Mar 13, 20153 min read
Why Your Strong Female Heroine Needs to Die
Image credit: Belovodchenko Anton That’s it. I’ve had it. I’ve seen her too many times on the big screen, small screen and in the pages...
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Mar 3, 20152 min read
Stillborn Novels (And What to Do about Them)
From the fan-fiction loving high schooler to the serious literary master, almost every writer has a graveyard of stillborn novels. It...
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Feb 28, 20153 min read
5 Ways to Kill Writers’ Block (After It’s Started)
Some people say writers’ block doesn’t exist. It’s an excuse for laziness, one of the weakest reasons why not to write. But I know...
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Feb 23, 20153 min read
14 Reasons You Need to Finish Your Novel
1. Your novel is unique. Even if the market is swamped with similar stories, none are exactly like your novel. None are written in your...
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Feb 20, 20152 min read
Why Your Readers Will Never Know You’re A Bad Writer
Image credit: Cecile Graat Song, poetry, and regional or foreign accents are only a few of the tough calls you have to make in the...
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Feb 13, 20153 min read
My Biggest Novelling Fails
A novel can only be as perfect as the person (or people) who write it, and no matter how incredible a work of fiction can seem, there are...
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Feb 7, 20152 min read
When Bad Stories Happen to Good Characters
I first noticed this problem in high school. I was reading a series of books about the Civil War, and one of them introduced a character...
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Dec 26, 20142 min read
Top Ten Posts of 2014
10: Almighty Internet: Your Novel’s Publicity 9: Tips from A NaNo Winner 8: The Good, The Bad, and The Surprise Ending 7: Ebook...
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Nov 28, 20141 min read
Tips from A NaNo Winner
3. The story is never over. Okay, maybe if you have the universe implode into nothingness on the final page, the story might end then....
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Oct 31, 20142 min read
My Take on The NaNoWriMo Debate
When I first discovered NaNo back in college, I felt as if it were a dream come true. It was a time I could connect with other writers...
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Oct 17, 20141 min read
3 Step Guide to Being A Writer
2. Revise. 3. Repeat. Now you are without excuse. #AmandaClemmer #howtowrite #beawriter #finishthatnovel #writeanovel
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Oct 6, 20142 min read
5 Websites That Can Help You Write More
Fortunately, there is a way to work around this, and even make it fun! It might even be as simple as typing a URL onto your browser and...
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Sep 10, 20142 min read
Writing Daily: The Importance of Practice Writing
I’ve been re-reading an old favorite of mine, Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg. One thing that Goldberg consistently emphasizes...
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Sep 7, 20142 min read
Too Long? Too Short? On Your Novel’s Length
We are the ideal novels. Your book will be assimilated. Finishing a novel is a moment of triumph–or at least, it should be....
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Sep 4, 20141 min read
The Good, The Bad, and The Surprise Ending
I don’t believe in rules for novels. There are always so many exceptions and so many different ways to break the rules that nothing as...
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