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The Power of Repetition
Repetition is a strong tool for a fiction writer. It can draw attention to a clue, it can create mood and stir emotion, it can emphasize with only a word. Yet repetition can also annoy the reader. Discover the power of repetition.
Posted in Craft & Style
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How to Hook Your Readers
Entice your readers with a book opening that’s irresistible. Write compelling fiction that will draw the reader into the story from the first page, first paragraph, first words. Grab the reader with an intriguing character, an intricate plot, a convincing tone. Get a gimmick and put it to work.
Hook your readers.
Posted in Craft & Style, Writing Tips
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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