Many times, it’s the villains in a story we remember more so than the protagonist. That’s when the writer did an excellent job of creating a believable villain that people can relate to and either deeply hate or deeply love.
Writing Habits of 10 Famous Writers That Will Make You a Better Writer
How do they do it? How do they put words on paper every day and still live a full life? The secret lies in their writing habits and how famous writers apply them to their craft. There’s a lot to learn from these masters—here are the 10 most important writing habits that will help you become a better writer.
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Novel Outline: A Powerful Method to Plan Your Story
Writing a novel is an exciting and fulfilling activity. But how do you start? Learning how to create a novel outline is one of the best skills you can develop to start with your first manuscript and finish it. You can download my free template in this article and start your first novel outline today.
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How to Write a Web Article People Will Love to Read
It’s easy to write an article, but how do you make people crave to read it? How do you ensure that it shows up in searches, and it can keep readers engaged through the end? Learn about it in this comprehensive guide.
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Morning Pages: Unleash Your Creativity And Crush Your Writer’s Block
Have you ever felt blocked and uninspired? If yes, then Morning Pages might be the tool you need to unlock your creativity and leap into action. It’s a tool used by thousands to unfreeze their mind and allow their creativity to find its way out to the surface.
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Why The Hero’s Journey Is Critical For Character Development
To understand the hero’s journey, you first need to remember that every story that has ever been told can be analyzed and divided into several blocks. By breaking up a story into its components, you understand the structure of that story. Although there are no rules per se to define what a story structure should …
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How Blogging Can Help Boost Your Writing Skills as a Student
Blogging is a fancy word for writing, and having superior writing expertise is a vital skill to have in the 21 st century. Whether you are exercising it on the computer or going old-style and using pen and paper, writing is vital for effective communication. Therefore, the students who improve their writing skills in college …
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Master Outlining and Tracking Tool for Novels V2.0
UPDATE: I have posted an updated version of this tool: Master Novel Outlining and Tracking Tool V3.0. I recommend reading the update after reading the posts for Novel Outline V1 and this one to get a full understanding. A few months ago, I published a post that contained the first version of a novel outline …
Guide To Creating an Effective Author Website and Why You Absolutely Need One
Having a presence on the web is an absolute need for any writer who wants to become a professionally published author. This post teaches you how to achieve that goal by taking you on a step-by-step journey from the beginning to the end.
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How To Create Memorable Characters: A Practical Guide
When you create characters, you create a life where life didn’t exist before. But the way you create those characters will render them either flat and non-memorable, or multi-dimensional and complex so that readers will remember them. Multi-dimensional characters fuel the heart of every story. The characters (who) together with the plot (what) and the …
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Mastering Point of View: An In-depth Guide To Better Writing
Becoming a master of using point of view is one thing that any writer should focus on from the start. It’s not the easiest concept to grasp, but it’s not rocket science either. However, if you disregard it, you could create some serious reader confusion. And a confused reader is a lost reader. By taking …
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Master Novel Outline and Tracking Tool for Your Fiction V1.0
Writing a novel outline is one of those things that some people love and some people hate. Over the years, I’ve come to realize that I love outlines. Because of that, I’ve developed my own tool and method to deal with it, and I am sharing it here with everyone. Enjoy!
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Character Development Worksheet: An Essential Writing Tool
Characters are at the heart of every story and developing memorable characters is a vital writing skill.
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Master Novel Outlining and Tracking Tool V3.0
Welcome to version 3.0 of my Excel novel outlining tool. I’ve used it successfully for my most recent novels, and I’ve done several bug fixes and feature improvements since the previous version. Because Version 3.0 has many changes and improvements, I’ve decided to re-write the instructions from scratch rather than pointing only to the changes. …
Best Practices: Use Scrivener to Improve Your Writing Organization
Scrivener is a software created by a company called Literature and Latte. It’s a word-processing application that offers a lot more than just a simple replacement for Word. I don’t even think of Scrivener as a Word replacement but as a complementary tool. What Is Scrivener? Scrivener allows you to organize your writing and structure …
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