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5 reasons not to give up writing
Who would be a writer? You write. You edit. You pitch. You deal with rejection. You might land a publishing...
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15 writing rules from kick-ass writers
Learn from the best and unleash the creative beast inside you with a little help from our fiction-writing f...
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Day 10: how to beat #NaNoWriMo fatigue
Let sleeping dogs lie unless there are 50,000 words to write in a short space of time. Last year I had writ...
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Some tips from the NaNoWriMo camp
The start date is almost here. As soon as the dust settles on Halloween, put your broomsticks away and star...
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Deadline alert! Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards
Put some final polish on those first 10 pages. It’s competition time. If you write short stories, don...
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19 over-used words that are banned in the first 10 pages
Floral-print shirts trend, words do too. Over-exposure is a turn off though. Think twice before including w...
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The first 10 pages your mother WOULDN’T read but every writer should
When bad language makes good reading...
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5 ways to make NaNoWriMo a success not just a word count
It is almost #NaNoWriMo time. Grab the reins. Ready, steady, write...
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If writing a book is a battlefield, here’s how to win
You need a thick skin and a brave heart to survive on the book-writing battlefield. Are you ready to fight ...
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Attention span! Going, going, gone…
You might want to rethink the first 10 pages of your book. There is tremendous pressure to produce engaging...
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Why you should NEVER regret your weakest work
Our words can come back to embarrass us. We don’t realise it at the time but there will come a time...
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This is what #LFW looks like in fiction
Take fiction inspiration from London Fashion Week. This fish pretty much has the look nailed. ...
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You need these 5 formulas for the first 10 pages
The manuscript with a formula oozes confidence. Are you ready to work it out? Disclaimer: no creative vibes...
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How to write a book the beef jerky way
So you want to write a book? Then let us share the "beef jerky secret" with you. Ssshhhh don't tell anyone....
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“Devastation leads to writing very good things.” Stevie Nicks
Rock on gold-dust woman, write from the heart and the reader will feel something. ...
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6 ways to make your book more like a giraffe
What's the weather like up there?...
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10 ways to act more like a writer
This is the performance of a lifetime. Start acting like a writer and reap the rewards...
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9 awesome reminders about your imagination
If you can think it, you can write it. Bring on the dragons…...
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8 must-dos: creating an unforgettable character in fiction
We all have our unforgettable ones – those characters who marched into our life…...
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