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From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Potter Wars
From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: “Potter Wars.” 101 Creative Writing Exercises is a book on the craft of writing that is jam-packed with fun and practical writing exercises. You’ll learn useful...
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Action and Dialogue in Storytelling
Action and dialogue in storytelling. Today’s post is an excerpt from What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing, chapter seven: “Action and Dialogue.” Enjoy! Action and dialogue are the...
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Narrative Point of View in Storytelling
What’s your narrative point of view? Today’s post includes excerpts from What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing, chapter six: “Narrative Point of View.” Enjoy! The terms story and...
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Literary Style in Storytelling
What’s your literary style? Today’s post includes excerpts from What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing, chapter five: “Narrative Style, Voice, and Tone.” Enjoy! Literary Style Literary...
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Fiction Writing: The Setting of a Story
How important is the setting of a story? Today’s post includes excerpts from What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing, chapter three: “Setting.” Enjoy! Setting may not seem as critical to...
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Writing Resources: Wonderbook
Jeff VanderMeer’s Wonderbook. This post contains affiliate links. Jeff VanderMeer’s Wonderbook is not your average tome on the craft of writing. It’s more like a portal, and once you enter, writing...
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From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Moral Dilemmas
Creative writing exercises: Moral dilemmas. Today’s creative writing exercise comes from 101 Creative Writing Exercises, a book I wrote on the craft of writing. This book takes you on an adventure...
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What is the Theme of a Story?
What is the theme of a story? Today’s post includes excerpts from What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing, which is packed with fun lessons and engaging activities for anyone who wants to...
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Storytelling: What is a Plot?
What is a plot? Today’s post includes excerpts from What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing, chapter two: “Plot.” It’s a book that lays out the fundamentals of creating fictional stories,...
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What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers
What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers. This post contains affiliate links. Good fiction includes many different elements: believable characters, realistic dialogue, and a compelling plot....
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Kill Your Darlings (for Storytellers)
Writing tips: kill your darlings. Some writing tips are cryptic. When I first came across writing advice that said, “Kill your darlings,” I thought it meant we should kill off our favorite characters....
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From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Chekhov’s Gun
From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Chekhov’s Gun. Today’s post is from my book, 101 Creative Writing Exercises, which is available from your favorite online bookseller in paperback or as an ebook....
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Creating Characters That Resonate
Creating characters for compelling stories. Today’s post is an excerpt from my book, What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing. This is from chapter one, “Characters.” Enjoy! Creating...
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Sneak Peek: What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing
Sneak peek at What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing. Today I’m sharing a look inside my book, What’s the Story? Building Blocks for Fiction Writing. This excerpt is from the...
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The Power of Narrative Writing
What is narrative writing, and why is it so powerful? The secret is out: narrative is powerful. A narrative can entertain, inform, and persuade — but most importantly, it can forge deep, meaningful,...
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Top Secret Fiction Writing Prompts
Fiction writing prompts filled with secrets. “Ssh, don’t tell anyone. Put it in the vault!” Most of us have had those very words whispered into our ears. In fact, most of us have probably whispered...
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From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Your Gang
From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Your Gang. Today’s writing exercise comes from my book, 101 Creative Writing Exercises, which takes you on an adventure through the world of writing. You’ll explore...
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What Makes Iconic Characters Unforgettable?
Why are iconic characters so memorable? This post contains affiliate links. Luke Skywalker was the obvious hero of Star Wars: A New Hope, so why does it seem like Han, Leia, and Darth Vader got all the...
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Writing Tips for Creating a Complex Villain
How to create a villain. When it comes to writing fiction, we each have our own unique challenges. For some of us, it’s a struggle to come up with names for characters. For others, it’s hard to write...
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42 Fiction Writing Tips for Novelists
Writing tips for fiction writers. The more I explore fiction writing, the more complex and multi-layered it becomes. Through the processes of brainstorming, outlining, researching, writing, and...
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