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Writing a Criminal Minds Inspired Mystery plotting prose writing skills Apr 15, 2024

As a young child, I had Houdini-like determination to escape, the soft footsteps of a fun-sized kid, and insomnia. It was this perfect...

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How to Write an Unreliable Narrator first draft plotting prose Mar 24, 2024

Hello, my dearest reader. I hope you're doing well. I'm writing this from my bed –as I do almost everything from my bed, ps: don't...

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How to Choose your Narrator first draft plotting prose Mar 13, 2024

Last December, I started rewriting a halfway-abandoned story. But when I reread it, I realized that something was off. I ended up...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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Love, Hate, and Inner Sabotage mindset motivation prose Oct 24, 2023

If you’re relatively new to the world of writing and still feel like your voice is underdeveloped, you need to immerse yourself in...

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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....

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In Fervent Defense of Said prose writing skills Oct 14, 2023

There’s no arguing that dialogue writing is incredibly important to your story, but what happens when it gets clunky and slow? If...

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How to Immerse Readers in Your Story book editing prose writing skills Oct 04, 2023

Have you ever been told that your scenes are too abstract and hard to visualize? Then, I’m afraid you may be suffering from white...

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