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The revising process is different for every writer. Stephen King does two drafts as well as a final polish. Kurt Vonnegut rewrote every single page in a novel several times until he got it exactly right. As a general rule, two drafts is the bare minimum. And the more drafts, the better your story will be...
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How to create a successful writing group that will improve your writing skills
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You want to write a book? Or, maybe you want to write a short story, poem, play, or screenplay. Whether you're writing fiction or non-fiction, there a...
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The biggest problem most beginning writers have is structuring their
stories. If you can learn how to create a sturdy structure you will be
well on ...
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The primary purpose of speech tags (he said, she yelled) is to tell the reader who is speaking. Tags should not be crutches for poorly written dialogu...
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The good news is that the only thing you need to do to be a
writer is to write on a regular basis. The bad news is that it's harder than ... |
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Your first step along the path to a
plot is to figure out the main character's goal. How is he or she going to
solve the crisis? A man whose wife di... |
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Certain books are leisurely and
reflective like an evening stroll, while others are more like jogging. This
difference is created mostly by the p... |
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You should be wary of narrative.
For the reader, narration often feels like the writer is popping his head into
the story to give information, whic... |
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If your dialogue doesn't follow
the basic guidelines for dialogue, you risk look like an amateur. So get to
know them very well. Here they
are:
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