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Writing a Jeepers Creepers Mystery plotting prose writing skills Feb 12, 2024

I am unembarrassed to say that I have seen every single Scooby Doo movie, special, and show at least twice. If it’s currently available to s...

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How to Write a Good Revenge characters plotting writing skills Feb 05, 2024

Revenge is a dish better served cold, right? Well, what if it’s burning hot? What if the dish is prepared with an ingredient that your enemy...

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Why Writing Routines Suck mindset motivation writing skills Dec 19, 2023

‘If you don’t write every day, you don’t deserve to call yourself a writer.’ We’ve all heard that, haven’t we? We log onto our writergram ac...

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What the F is ‘show not tell’? prose writing skills Dec 07, 2023

I’m feeling controversial today, so let’s break some common writing misconceptions.

‘Show don’t tell’ is very popular writing advice… Every...

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The Yin & Yang of Writing Fiction plotting prose writing skills Nov 25, 2023

The Yin & Yang, an intricate concept of Chinese philosophy, which in simple terms highlights the universal balance of duality existing in al...

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Writing Respectful Representation characters writing skills Nov 21, 2023

First and foremost, I want to thank Ariadne and Jules for discussing this idea with me. The topic of inclusivity in writing is enormously im...

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The 3-step System to Create Well-Written Dialogue dialogue writing prose writing skills Nov 20, 2023

Whether you’re stuck on a scene in your novel, or you just want to get some writing training in, I’m glad you’re here, Writer. 

Dialogue ca...

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Crafting Complex Characters characters writing skills Nov 14, 2023

The most interesting characters to read about are usually the most conflicted and complex characters, the ones that mess up and have to figu...

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You Said, I Said, We All Said book editing prose writing skills Nov 12, 2023

In the early 2010’s, my writing underwent two dramatic paradigm shifts in a single summer.

I was by no means new to writing in the early 20...

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The Perks of Not Being Original Enough mindset writing skills Nov 07, 2023

The year is 2023. We have wars, political crises, a virus that almost killed the entire world and I'm pretty sure if I were to look, I could...

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Writing Magic Systems That Create Tension plotting writing skills Nov 03, 2023

If you’re an enjoyer of fantasy and want to try your hand at the genre, one of the most intimidating things at first can be designing the ma...

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Mastering the Writer’s Exercise: Word Vomit Techniques prose writing skills Oct 21, 2023

Hello and welcome to this week’s blog entry where we will talk about an exercise from mastering the writer’s exercise series. This month’s s...

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