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7 Steps to Success for Chick Lit Writ...

The ‘chick lit’ market is growing quickly as more and more young women find that they can relate to the...

7 Steps to Success for Chick Lit Writers and Authors
posted on: Dec 3, 2009 | section: Story Development

Five Steps to Writing a Difficult Sce...

Have you ever been writing a story and come up against a scene and been at a loss as to what to write or how to handle...

Five Steps to Writing a Difficult Scene in Fiction
posted on: Nov 10, 2009 | section: Story Development

Researching The Setting For Your Nove...

Picking the setting of a novel is obviously a critical step. Writing a classic detective novel set in a tiny town in...

Researching The Setting For Your Novel
posted on: Nov 10, 2009 | section: Story Development

About Mystery Writing

Writing for the mystery genre can be fun, but there’s a lot of preliminary work that goes into it before you can...

About Mystery Writing
posted on: Apr 24, 2009 | section: Story Development

The Pros and Cons of First Person Poi...

The first person point of view in fiction is a very popular one, and with good reason. Before I explain more about...

The Pros and Cons of First Person Point of View in Fiction
posted on: Mar 25, 2009 | section: Story Development

Maintaining Proper Point of View-A Di...

Point of view is a serious and often overlooked part of writing, frequently taught in only the most rudimentary way....

Maintaining Proper Point of View-A Directive from Readers Everywhere
posted on: Mar 6, 2009 | section: Story Development

The End of the End

The end is near. No, wait, the end is over. We’ve all seen the movie where the action is playing along at a...

The End of the End
posted on: Mar 5, 2009 | section: Story Development

Mystery Writing-Keep Your Audience In...

A mystery, a compelling love story, a darkened enigma, and fragments of the past are elements of secrets. Secrets are...

Mystery Writing-Keep Your Audience Intoxicated
posted on: Mar 4, 2009 | section: Story Development

Conflict in Fiction Writing

Conflict exists everywhere: in a family, in a work place, and among people and groups. Conflict is also at the core of...

Conflict in Fiction Writing
posted on: Jan 30, 2009 | section: Story Development

Roads as Settings in Dramatic Fiction...

Where roads are concerned, writers and poets usually focus on intangible meanings such as spiritual roads, roads to...

Roads as Settings in Dramatic Fiction
posted on: Jan 28, 2009 | section: Story Development
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