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Writing Goals: Looking Ahead to 2024
2023 has been a short story kind of year for me. I’ve been writing several short stories for the kickstarter I participated in for Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. I have submitted a couple so far, and missed a couple as well…
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Heinlein’s Five Rules for Writers
Are you caught in the endless loop of revision for your novel? Do you feel it needs to be perfect before unleashing it on the world? If you follow Robert A. Heinlein's five rules for writers, you will find yourself…
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Writing Into the Dark
I’ve always known that I have pantser proclivities, ever since I read Stephen King’s On Writing back when it was first released. I wrote my first three novels without an outline. However, I did go through the “standard” multiple revisions,…
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How to Create Character Arcs for Your Novel
What is a Character Arc? A character arc refers to the transformation or growth a character experiences throughout a story. It is a fundamental element of storytelling that helps to create dynamic and engaging characters readers can relate to. Character…
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How to Write a Novel If You Don’t Like to Outline
There’s just no easy way to put this for writer’s like myself: outlining sucks. Nothing takes the fun and joy out of writing a new novel faster than trying to summarize the entire story before you’ve even started writing. So…
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Anxiety and Writing
I think almost all writers experience writing anxiety as they face the blank page, but that’s not the kind of anxiety I’m talking about. I’m talking about ANXIETY, the not-quite panic attack, but still immobilizing feeling that takes over both…