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How to Create an Unhappy Ending - Throughout your story, your audience will cheer for your hero as she struggles against the villains. There will be many losses and gains, until it’s time for the final battle. You know your audience will leave satisfied if your hero knocks the bad guy out of the park. But what if you want her to fail? You can still craft an end that resonates...
10 Tips For Writing Endings To Your Story

Every story got ending...

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Tips from Stephen King

Author´s tips about writing

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20 writing worksheets full of tips and ideas for planning your novel. #nanowrimo
Hannah Heath: Controlling Your Plot Bunnies: How to Write A Novel From Start to Finish Without Getting Distracted

Novel writing

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Feeling stressed staring at the clock and a blank page? Improve your focus with these tips.
How to Schedule Your Writing Time in the New Year, and find the best method for you, by Jenny Bravo of Blots & Plots blog.
One of the greatest struggles (yes, add another one to the list) of the writer’s life is making time to write. Here are two important tips.

Time to write!

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How to Write Your First Chapter if You Hate Writing First Chapters | perfectlyunperfected.blogspot.com
#IAmWriting | What Makes an Amazing First Chapter?The first chapter is like a miniature model of the whole book. When I read those ever-important first ten pages, here's what I look for.

Every story got their first drafts, chapters, pages...

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Tips Techniques for Naming Your Novel | Useful for all types of fiction! @Carly k. S., I might use this for the DAR thing...
17 Steps To A Reader-Grabbing Title

Every story deserves good title!

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Don’t Abandon Your Broken Book – Five Life Savers For Desperate Authors - Writers Write
It's time to revise your book! Knowing where to start can be tricky. Here are eight areas to look at during the revision process. #writing #writingtips #novelwriting #writinglife #revision #awelltoldstory
Writers: How To NOT Give Up On The Book Of Your Heart

Sometimes it´s good to quit writing, if it sucks....

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Are You Really a Writer? Find Out for Sure with The Charles Bukowski Method. | With the Charles Bukowski method, you can ask yourself whether or not you should really be writing. These questions are a must read, click through to check them out!
Whether you're a beginner writer or a seasoned pro... don't settle! Writing tips, tips for writing, tips for writers, writer tips, how to write, writing resources.
After years of *wanting* to write a book, I finally wrote my first one at age 29. Compared with many of the more-prolific writers, I felt it took me a while to finally embrace myself as a real writer. It took a lot of soul-searching and life experiences throughout my twenties to lead me to … How I Knew I Was A Writer (Six Signs You May Be One Too!)Read More »

Am I a writer or dreaming to be a writer...

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5 Reasons I Switched to Scrivener for All My Writing. http://michaelhyatt.com/switched-to-scrivener.html
How to Use the Scrivener Inspector to Boost Your Writing Efficiency via ShesNovel.com
I get asked writing questions all the time. Here is one I get asked often by those who want to start their first novel. I am about to start my first book and was wondering if you had any advice to share on what software to use or best system for starting a new book? … … Continue reading →

Aiding websites

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Description help: One Stop For Writers Emotion Tip to Write FRESH
Emotional Equations - understanding whats behind your surface emotions. And once you know this dig deeper again and ask WHY?
The Write Conversation : Conquering Six Enemies of Deep Point of View

Body language and emotions written well...

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As a writer, your job is to torture your readers with tension. The fun of…
Just in case you’re feeling stumped on how to create conflict in your story, here are a few suggestions. #writing
If a little of the right kind of conflict is good for your story, then how much fun can you get out of doubling your story's conflict? The answer: oodles.

Creating SPICY conflicts and tension

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When it comes to character description, it's important to use your word count wisely. Here you'll learn more about what I do (and DON'T) describe.

Characters

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How to Write Arguments with Maximum Punch
Here's part two of my top 8 tips for writing good dialogue. This post includes tips on being realistic, adding action, and more! #writing #writingtips #novelwriting #writinglife #dialogue #awelltoldstory

Dialogy writing helpers

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Read the full post for authors' and editors' top editing tips.
Go Teen Writers: Getting Organized to Write or Edit
Editing while you write keeps you from finishing your book. Here are five tips to help you stop looking back and push your novel forward. #writing #novelwriting #writinglife #writingtips #awelltoldstory

Editing your texts

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As someone who writes mostly fantasy/sci fi, THIS is the kinda thing I've been looking for. I already do it, but a pinpointed list will make recordkeeping easier! || Creating a Fantasy Culture
5 Details that Will Bring Your Fantasy World to Life - Project Canvas

Fantasy writing

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Martial arts instructor Eric Primm discusses realistic fighting abilities in fiction
Eight Things Writers Forget When Writing Fight Scenes
how to write a fight scene

Fighting scenes and violence might be hard to write...

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How to Start writing a book | how to write a book | writing advice
Writing Your First Book | Are you ready to start writing your first book? Check out this post for Tips on writing and publishing your first book.

First book writing helps

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Those looking to work from home have far more opportunities available than they may initially think. Freelance writing in itself, for example, offers dozens of shots for freedom to the right individual. Every blogger and website owner needs online content, after all. From product descriptions to blog posts to expert articles and eBooks, there is …
Would you like to work at home as a freelance writer? Here are some of the various types of writing gigs (blog posts, recipes, short stories, greeting cards, etc.) where to find them, and how much they pay. via The Work at Home Woman
Here are five steps that you can take starting today to get you on the freelance writing track.

Freelancer writer...

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History is fascinating! The people are fascinating. The hard part is making sure my historical novels aren’t entirely about the history. Historical fiction should not be boring!
Click through to read an interesting article on "historically realistic" sexism aimed at fiction writers.
I sat down to write a story set in a time period I didn’t know well, and here are some tips I learned about writing detailed, short historical fiction.

Historical fiction helpers

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6 Tips from Award Winning Author Michelle Somers on creating fear in your…
Ever wondered how to write a scary story that truly terrifies your readers? Break trust in your character's relationships and make your killer patient. #writing #writingtips #writingscarystories #horrorwriting #Halloween #amwritinghorror
Writing Dark Stories (Writer's Craft) by Rayne_Hall - Learn how to haunt your readers with powerful, chilling tales. Make their spines tingle with anticipation and their skins crawl with delicious fear. Disturb their world-view and invite them to look into the dark corners of their own souls.

Horror writing... Boo...

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main idea anchor chart
Authorial Intent: Is It Worth Writing? How to Critique Your Story Ideas
How to build your story out of scraps of ideas | Australian Writers' Centre

Hunting writing ideas!

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read A good read again
30 Things I've Learned About Writing That Made A Big Difference by Stephanie Morrill
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing by Gary Provost - This nonfiction book reads like fiction. One of the most inspirational chapters is called,"Write Music." It never fails to get students to internalize how varying sentence length impacts readers.

Improving your text

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4 Ways to Add Caffeine to Your Story
Using Story
How to Become a Break Through Storyteller #Infographic #Storytelling

Incredients for good stories!

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formal writing tips
The 10 Worst Story Openings {how not to start your novel} Adresses some of the most common *facepalm* moments that writers and readers face.
Choosing the right point of view for your novel or short story is only half the battle. Make sure you're not making these tricky POV mistakes! #amwriting #writingtip #writingtips #writing #writerslife #writerproblems #pointofview #grammar #kidlit #teenfiction #fictionwriting

Mistakes , what you should avoid while writing...

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If you don't feel like studying, here's how to get back in a productive mindset. #finals #finalsweek #college
Would you like to know how to write when you don’t feel like writing? These tips will help you banish writer’s block forever | copywriting | writing tips | writer’s block | writing | writer | writing tips for beginners | blog writing prompts | #writing #writingtips #writer #writersblock
Ways to keep things interesting for readers when you have hit a block...

Motivation gone? These are helping!

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