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How to Write a Novel in 30 Days
If the title of this blog post made your eyes widen or your heart quicken, you’re not alone. The thought of writing an entire novel is daunting enough, but writ...
3 Tips for Fast Drafting a Novel
Learning to fast draft a novel isn’t just about speeding up your writing process, giving yourself deadlines, or whipping out pages in record time. It’s also abo...
5 Tips for Increasing Your Daily Word Count
No matter what genre of novel you’re drafting, finishing a manuscript requires writing tens of thousands of words. As a writer, you most likely have a limited a...
How to “Pants” a Novel: Tips for Writing as Pantser
“Are you a plotter or a pantser?” If you’re a new writer, it won’t be long until someone asks you this question. While the word “plotter” might be easy to figur...
Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Your First Novel
So you're ready to embark on the journey of writing your first novel. How are you feeling? Excited? Nervous? That's perfectly normal! After all, writing a book ...
How Do You Find Your Voice as a Writer?
If you give ten writers the same idea, you’ll end up with ten different stories. This holds true even if you tell them who their characters will be, what the se...
How to Choose the Right POV for Your Novel
At a glance, writing a novel in a first-person or third-person point of view seems like an easy enough decision. It’s just a pronoun you’re changing, after all....
Should You Write in Past or Present Tense?
Many stylistic choices go into a new project. Who will your main character be? Will it be in first or third person? What is your setting? But one you may not ha...
How to Write a Killer Opening Line
In fiction, first impressions are everything. Your opening line is your chance to convince potential readers why your book is worth their time— if that first li...
How to Write Dialogue: 5 Tips for Writing Great Dialogue
We’ve all read novels where the witty banter between characters is a joy to witness, or where a character surprises us every time they speak. But we’ve also rea...
What is Exposition in Writing?
Writers have to convey a lot of complex information to readers. They have to introduce the characters, how the world is set up, what the environment and the cha...
How to Write a Powerful Ending
Everyone knows it’s important to start a story with a hook that engages readers, but it’s equally important how you end your story. You want readers to walk awa...
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