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Young Writers
If you are between the ages of 8 to 18 and love to write, be it short stories, plays or poems, then you are a young writer. For the writer nothing is more satisfying than finishing a story, play, poem etc. In fact some young writers decide to make it thei
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Writing Twenty Novels (In Ten Easy Steps!)
During a recent telephone conversation, I mentioned having sent off the last revisions for my twentieth novel, “Great Sky Woman.” There was a silence on the other side of the phone, followed by the question “How in the world do you do that? Twenty novels!
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Writing Stories
There's nothing like writing a story. It is a truly satisfying creative process. In order to write a story that people will enjoy. You need to understand the key elements that all good writers use in stories. In this article we will explore these elements
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Writing A Novel On Your Lunch Hour
Okay, so I didn't really write a whole novel on my lunch hour. But I did develop a lot of the characters, locations and plot by taking a half-hour out of each workday to sketch some ideas. You'd be surprised with what you can get done in just thirty minut
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Writing And Walking – Beating Writer's Block
Writing and walking are a seemingly odd mix of topics for an article, but they go well together. Particularly if you write during breaks in your walk.
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Write The Bestseller-kind-of-novel
“TAKE THE MYTH OUT OF BESTSELLER, AND WRITE YOU ONE!” When we see the word "Bestseller," it usually means selling a great number of books, starting around 30-50 thousand copies. Certain bookstores report the sales to certain lists and the book
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Write Novel's First Line To Guarantee Sales
Start your writing with conflict if you want to guarantee sales, grab an agent or publisher, get paid a big advance. Your protagonist wants something and your antagonist wants to block it. If you want to be the publisher's star-of-the-month, just hand out
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Write A Novel Out Of Your Dream
Everyone might have a dream, but what would you do when you get up in the morning? I'm sure almost everyone forgot about as soon as they washed their face in a bathroom. What's so important about your dream? The answer is easily made, because I'm sure tha
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Write About Something That Will Change Your Life!
It's been said that you should "write about what you know". It's also been said that doing that condemns you to a life of boredom as you'll never grow beyond your current limitations. Not very helpful, is it? It's also been said that you shoul
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What Grabs Your Reader?
It is the dramatic question that grabs your reader and holds him or her. It creates a narrow path that forces the reader into suspense that won't let go. It moves the story forward. All bestseller-kind-of novels have it. Have you noticed that untrained e
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What Do Bestselling Authors Have In Common?
Nine Characteristics That May Surprise You. In writing "The Making of a Bestseller: Success Stories From Authors and the Editors, Agents and Behind Them," (Dearborn Trade, 2005), we wanted to find out what separates the publishing industry elit
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What Does Stories Like Conduct In Question Have To Do With Joseph Campbell And The Hero With A Thousand Faces?
WHY WE LOVE STORIES Tell me a story! Just one more story! Okay, here's one for you about a forty-six year old lawyer. Harry's stuck in the backroom of a creaky, old law firm and under his senior partner's thumb. Life is going nowhere and his chances of
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What A New Writer Has To Know About Creating A Character
What is the soul of a story? Some people say the plot, some others say the characters. I say, it's both. But now, I'd like to talk about characters. How do you create a character? Here are some ways used by writers out there in creating the characters
The Truth About The Writing Life
When you are a writer, you cannot separate your writing from your life. Writers cannot not write, so writing for you is like breathing. It is so natural you don't even think about it. I think it's a shame that so many writers treat their writing as anythi
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The Long And The Short Of The Short Story
Congratulations! You've spotted a great short story competition and decided to enter. You've had a go at a few short stories in the past and you've been wanting to tackle a novel for ages, but the idea was way too daunting so you've just shoved that to th
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