Category: Writing Tips
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How to write from the point of view of an animal
Writing about people (and the such) is generally the common POV authors work from. And of course they do; it’s easier to relate to a person than a bobcat. But for the younger age group, sometimes they’ll be more likely to pick up a book with an heroic young dog on the cover (I…
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How to edit your novel (because it needs to be AWESOME)
Writing a novel? Oh yeah, I’ve got tons of ideas and characters, and when my novel is famous, I’m going to sign my signature like this. This is going to be GREAT! Editing a novel? Kill me now. There are many things about writing novels that make writers groan (title, synopsis, character names, I…
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How I conquer the dreaded writer’s block.
Most posts like this [on other blogs and websites] say things like, “listen to music,” “change your location to write,” “go outside,” etc. etc. While these work fine (especially the first one; it works well for me), I have an even better solution that’s almost guaranteed to work every time. Write. Just writing yourself out…