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29 Words to Cut from Your Novel
Writing advice for making your fiction or nonfiction clear and concise. Editing advice to help you.
Using Personality “Tests” in Fiction
Who are your readers? Who are your characters? How do you connect them? In essence, this is the challenge of the fiction writer -- replacing real people with believable ones, and then somehow making them real for the real ones. The connections? Personality. (Not even "humanity" because even non-human characters need to have a personality.) [...]
Reading for Fiction Writing
Writers love to read. Learn to leverage your reading for better writing.
The Importance of Food in Fiction
Do you remember the basics of food in your writing? How to use food to connect with your readers.
Editing for creative writing
Creativity is a gift. And a curse. Creative editors help writers make the most of their spark.
Writers are weird — YouTube Shout Out
Jenna Moreci explains how weird writers are. How can she be so right?
3 Questions to Focus Your Writing Time
Learn from Oprah. Organize your writing time wisely with these 3 questions.
Write like the greats: ee cummings
What makes ee cummings great? Mastery of punctuation is one only one thing.
The importance of fashion in fiction
Characters don’t just wear clothes, they appear throughout their world in costume. How do you make fashion choices for your characters?