If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably heard of the love square trend, but maybe you’re wondering exactly what it is and how to go about writing love squares in your stories. In fiction, relationships full of conflict attract readers and keep them flipping pages until the very end. And that is exactly what we […]
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Welcome to your ultimate guide for how to use action tags in dialogue! Action tags might be your secret weapon for enhancing your story, writing better scenes, and massively boosting your dialogue. You can apply action tags in so many ways. In case you are in a hurry, I’ve added a quick executive summary right
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Perfect characters are boring. That’s why I always wanted to know how to write morally gray characters. The duality of morally ambiguous characters makes them not only more interesting but more human. More real. The key to making morally gray characters is duality—strong conflicting motivations that the reader understands but can’t always predict. This internal
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How to be a writer on Patreon ~ You can absolutely be a writer and make money on Patreon! In fact, making money as a writer is much easier than you think. Patreon is no different—as long as you know the secrets that I’m going to share in this article. Patreon is “a membership platform
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How To Become a Writer for Disney [The Ultimate Insider Guide] ~ Disney is a billion-dollar global company, so 99% of writers would jump at the chance to write for them. I know I would—without even blinking. If you would, too, then you’re in luck. This post is your ultimate blueprint to writing for Disney.
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“A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.”— Chris Colfer 21 Ways To Write a Complex Villain| The villain is the most important character in your story. I know, I know. That’s a bold statement. What about the hero? Love interest? Sidekick? Mentor? All of those characters serve the story — especially
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Let’s talk about how to start a blog on Medium. By reading this article and applying what you learn, you can start making over a hundred dollars a month, which will put you in the top, 6% or 7% of writers on Medium. How to start a blog on Medium? You set up and optimize
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After writing for more than 20 years (yeah, I’m old), I’ve used many different types of writing utensils. Like any good writer, I am always on the lookout for my next favorite pen or pencil. There are a lot of lists of writing utensils on the internet. I know. I’ve read them. Most are thinly
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What do you do with the deleted scenes in your story? Some writers permanently delete them forever, scraping them because “Why not?” Other writers find clever ways to use, reuse or upcycle deleted scenes from their story. There are 5 clever uses of deleted scenes: Add them to your author website Add them to the
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Can you write a novel without a big vocabulary? You want to write a novel but your vocabulary is limited. What’s an aspiring author to do? Is writing a lost cause? Can you be successful with a standard or small choice of words at your disposal? Can you write a novel without a big vocabulary?
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