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Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions ...

1. Write more. Find the time to invest in your writing. There is a myth of creativity that you need the perfect time...

Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions for Writers
posted on: Jan 1, 2009 | section: General Writing Advice

Writing Tip: Nouns and Verbs Are Your...

The wearily handsome, nervous, stubble-chinned man slowly and carefully got out of bed when he heard the soft,...

Writing Tip: Nouns and Verbs Are Your Friends
posted on: Dec 30, 2008 | section: Grammar and Spelling

7 Steps to Developing Real People Who...

Part Four: Getting Down to Work If you’ve read the first three articles in this series (part one, part two, part...

7 Steps to Developing Real People Who Bring your Fiction to Life – Part Four
posted on: Dec 28, 2008 | section: Character Development

7 Steps to Developing Real People Who...

Part Three: Let Your Characters Live Character development for fiction is an essential step in the writing process and...

7 Steps to Developing Real People Who Bring your Fiction to Life- Part Three
posted on: Dec 26, 2008 | section: Character Development

7 Steps to Developing Real People Who...

Part Two: Creating the Past and Shaping the Present The quality of your characters will form the foundation you desire...

7 Steps to Developing Real People Who Bring your Fiction to Life – Part Two
posted on: Dec 24, 2008 | section: Character Development

7 Steps to Developing Real People Who...

Part One: Desire and Fear Creating convincing characters that are believable takes time and discipline. Creating...

7 Steps to Developing Real People Who Bring Your Fiction to Life-Part One
posted on: Dec 22, 2008 | section: Character Development

Writing a Great Short Story

Short stories can be an excellent way to break into the competitive field of fiction publishing. Novel publishers are...

Writing a Great Short Story
posted on: Dec 20, 2008 | section: Story Development

The Backstory

If you have decided to write a novel, the story that exists within it extends way beyond the book itself. This...

The Backstory
posted on: Dec 16, 2008 | section: Character Development

Get Your Goals Going with Seven Prove...

Are you tired of your dreams being just wishful thinking or unattainable fantasies? One major difference between a...

Get Your Goals Going with Seven Proven Steps
posted on: Dec 6, 2008 | section: Craft and Technique

The Voice of Resistance

Are you experiencing a sudden and overwhelming urge to: - Clean out your garage? - Straighten your sock drawer? -...

The Voice of Resistance
posted on: Dec 2, 2008 | section: Craft and Technique
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