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"Who Says This?" Make sure the reader knows who's talking.
One of the most frequent things I find myself writing on students' manuscripts is "Who says this?" I did a big post on writing dialogue a couple of years ago, so this is a round-up of solutions to this specific problem of making sure the reader knows which character says what.
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How I Wrote, Illustrated And Printed A Children’ Book
This is the first children’s book I have written and illustrated, titled Amelia the Chameleon. Read about the journey from concept to print.
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Writers Gather to Discuss the Role of Literature in Times of War and Isolation
The PEN World Voices Festival will bring together hundreds of writers, among them Abdulrazak Gurnah, Alejandro Zambra and Gary Shteyngart, and will include an address by Andrey Kurkov, a Ukrainian novelist.
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The Importance of Grounding Characters in the Reader’s World
We all know how important it is to build fully-fleshed characters by digging at their core. Exposing their attributes, flaws, morals, emotional wounds and fears that revolve around their basic human needs will influence their goals and desires within the story.
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Dean Koontz's Writing Routine: "I don’t know what I’d do if I wasn’t writing."
Exploring the daily writing routines of famous authors throughout history. We look at Dean Koontz's writing routine, daily habits and work rituals.
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Eastern Ontario company launches scholarship for young Canadian and US writers
Young writers accepted into first year of a post-secondary writing-related program can now apply for the THGM MUSE Scholarship. The scholarship awards $630 to one high school senior based on a short story written in prose or in script.
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Checklists for Writers
Let’s see what benefits they bring to professionals engaged in writing and look at ways that a checklist can improve your work.
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The Things I’m Afraid to Write About
Fear of professional exile has kept Sarah Hepola from taking on certain topics. What gets lost when a writer mutes herself?
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Adapting books to film – how to turn a novel into a movie or TV series
There are so many films based on books. You, too, might want to turn a novel into a movie. This complete guide offers 11 screenplay-writing tips to adapt a book into a movie.
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How China's Fiction Writers Have Learned to Survive Its Politics
With Chinese fiction booming, it's vital to consider the ways its writers have found to tell stories in the face of its reality crisis
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PJ O’Rourke, writer and humorist, dies aged 74
O’Rourke held a variety of roles, including editor-in-chief of National Lampoon and Rolling Stone’s foreign affairs desk chief
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The Best Books of All Time: 42 Can't Miss Titles for Every Genre
From riveting thrillers to inspiring true-to-life experiences, these best books of all time won the hearts of millions of avid readers.
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You might be a writer (or writers)
What is a writer? We've looked for those tell-tale signs, and we've found some more. You might be a writer...or perhaps you might be several writers.
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Can “Distraction-Free” Devices Change the Way We Write?
The digital age enabled productivity but invited procrastination. Now writers are rebelling against their word processors.
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Writer procrastination: having a writer’s block when writing? Here are 9 effective things you can do
Everybody who ever wrote anything knows what Writer’s Block is – it is a situation when you have to write something, probably want to write something but have exactly zero ideas of what to write, how to go about it, and where to start.
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Writing books is hard. Why do authors do it?
You can't drink writing or wear writing to keep you warm. It doesn't make good firewood, nor does it keep the rain out of your tent. What's the point?
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3 Tools I Use to Write a Novel Quicker
By Keri Kruspe Author of Otherworldly Romantic Adventures When I began my writing career, I felt like I was trudging through molasses…
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Why William Gibson Is a Literary Genius
Johnny is a walking hard drive: a courier-cum-USB-stick. Anxious clients pay to stash data in his head. He has no access to the data; the right password, spoken aloud, triggers “idiot/savant” mode—and gets him talking.
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7 great free tools for improving your writing
Whether you need inspiration or help with grammar, quality wordsmithing has never been easier or more affordable.
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How to Hire a Ghostwriter: Is It The Right Choice for You?
Do you have a great idea ready to be written, but no time to write it? Or are you just a terrible writer? Learn how to hire a ghostwriter at Kindlepreneur!
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