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Why You Really Should Make Writing a Habit

October 8, 2010 by Guest Post 3 Comments

Guest post by: Kimberly Lang Oh, I know you’ve heard people tell you this.  It’s one of the first pieces of advice you get as a beginning writer.  It never stuck for me, though, because I couldn’t figure out the how and the why of a writing “habit.”  It wasn’t until I started doing research … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration Tagged: habit, inspiration, writing

How to Write a Scene, Article Three- Show Motivation with Sequel

October 6, 2010 by Lori Devoti 2 Comments
Show motivation in scene with sequel

  Article Three in How to Write a Scene – Show Motivation with Sequel by Lori Devoti, a  How To Write Fiction Series. Sequel Defined: (Swain, Techniques of the Selling Writer) “A sequel is a unit of transition that links two scenes….It sets forth your focal character’s reaction to the scene just completed, and provides … [Read more…]

Posted in: Scenes, Writing Craft Tagged: dwight swain, scene, sequel

How to Start a Novel and Keep Your Readers Reading.

October 4, 2010 by Guest Post 60 Comments
how to start a novel

How to Start a Novel and Keep Your Readers Reading is a guest post by Molly O’Keefe Molly O’Keefe is the Rita-Award-winning author of over fifteen romance novels. She published her first Harlequin romance at age 25 and hasn’t looked back. She loves exploring every character’s road towards happily ever after. How to start a … [Read more…]

Posted in: First Pages, Writing Craft Tagged: beginnings, first pages, how to start a novel

How to Write a Scene, Article Two, Scene Structure: Goal, Conflict, Disaster

September 29, 2010 by Lori Devoti 5 Comments
Building with Blocks

Miss the first article in How to Write a Scene series? Read it here. Article Two in How to Write a Scene, Scene Structure: Goal, Conflict, Disaster by Lori Devoti, a  How To Write Fiction Series. Goal, Conflict, Disaster is the basic scene structure of every good scene and yes, this means every scene should … [Read more…]

Posted in: Scenes, Writing Craft Tagged: conflict, disaster, dwight swain, goal, scenes, sequel

The Necessary Evil: Setting Goals for Writers

September 27, 2010 by Kathy Steffen Leave a Comment

The only thing necessary to be successful at setting goals for writers is to have a dream. Luckily that’s something at which writers tend to excel. Dreams are not only inspiring but vital to living a full and meaningful life. What do you want from your writing? Go ahead, dare to dream. List them. The next … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration, Writing Business, Writing Life Tagged: goals
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