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Invite Readers into Your Story
Invite readers into your story with a compelling open. Readers want to be enticed into new worlds—make yours an attractive one, a world readers will willingly step into, willingly stay in while your fictional events unfold.
Posted in Beginning Writers, Writing Tips
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Common Writing Mistakes
Common writing mistakes can be made by any writer at any stage in his career. Write better fiction by being aware of these common writing mistakes.
Posted in Beginning Writers, Writing Tips
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Anyone Can Write a Book
Anyone can write a novel. Or can they? Plenty of people think they can, that it’s easy to craft a story and write a book. But writing a book isn’t as easy as it seems.
Posted in A Writer's Life, Beginning Writers
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Who Needs an Editor
Every writer needs a second pair of eyes. Discover the reasons why you might need an editor and the circumstances when you don’t need one.
Posted in Beginning Writers, Recommendations
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The First Book is Seldom the Best
A writer’s first book will rarely be his best in terms of quality yet is often the story that’s provoked him into writing. Should a writer save his best story for when he’s a better writer?
Posted in Beginning Writers