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Crafting Compelling Character Arcs: The Heart of Fiction Writing
How much do you think about your character's arc when writing a story? What is a character arc?
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Defining your genre and audience as a writer
Defining your genre and audience is the first thing to do before you start writing your book!
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Mastering Success: A Guide to Setting SMART Goals for Writers
Have you heard the acronym SMART? It's a way to set goals and it's very helpful for writers!
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Embracing the future – bring on the new year!
We're standing on the cusp of a new year - it's time to reflect on the journey behind us and look forward to the possibilities that lie ahead!
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How to use the Save the Cat Beat Sheet
Do you know how to use the Save the Cat Beat Sheet? It's a novel-writing template popularized by Blake Snyder in his book "Save the Cat!"
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Authors should be speakers
Authors should be speakers – why?? For so many reasons! In October 2022, I attended the Florida Christian Writers Conference and met Michele Chynoweth. She is the author of several books and a…
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Meet Heather Tabers ~ Historical Romance with Grit & Grace
Meet author Heather Tabers! Besides writing, she creates amazing earrings and offers a coaching group for writers.
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How to Prep for NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, held every November. Learning how to prep for NaNoWriMo is the difference between success and flying by the seat of your pants (and not hitting that 50k word goal).
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Why writers use animals in books
I love reading books that have animals in them. Do you? When I write, I also use animals in books. I use them for humor and to show love, plus I think animals…
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Top 10 Books Writers Need
Writing is a solitary life. It’s not easy, but I find it lots of fun. One thing all writers need are great books to help them with plotting, editing, finding the right words…
