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Jan 30, 2012
Novel Writing Unleashed - Advanced Novel Writing Help & Advice
Most of the advice on this website covers the novel writing essentials. Of course, it does that in a lot more depth than you'll find anywhere else.
Jan 28, 2012
Finding Novel Titles - Novel Writing Help
Never underestimate the importance of great novel titles. They matter artistically and, perhaps more importantly, they matter commercially.
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Jan 17, 2012
Editing Fiction For Style - Novel Writing Help
Editing fiction for style simply means working on the words until they are as perfect as you can make them. It is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding aspects of the entire novel writing process.
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Jan 17, 2012
Writing a First Draft - Surviving First Draft Blues
Writing a first draft of your novel is both a scary and a magical time. It is scary because facing a blank sheet of paper and having to fill it with words takes grit.
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Jan 17, 2012
Two Ways of Writing Fiction - Novel Writing Help
For some people, writing fiction is the easiest thing in the world. Armed with nothing but a pen and some paper, they write beautiful prose without even breaking a sweat.
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Jan 2, 2012
Keeping a Writing Journal - Novel Writing Help
I have been keeping a writing journal all of my adult life. With virtually zero time to devote to novel writing, my writing notebooks have kept me sane.
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Nov 17, 2011
Writing a Gripping Plot Line - How to Hook Readers
Writing a gripping plot line means hooking the novel's readers on the very first page - and keeping them hooked. It's very simple to do, once you understand the key to page-turning fiction.
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Nov 13, 2011
Novel Writing Software - Unbiased Reviews of Writer's Software
This is a novel writing software guide with a big difference. What's the difference? I am not affiliated with any of the writer's software products mentioned below.
Nov 13, 2011
Create Characters - Fiction Writing Q & A
When you create characters or settings for a novel and you do a series is it best to use a spreadsheet to make sure that you get continuity?
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Nov 13, 2011
Writing With Style - The Quick Guide to Style In Writing
Writing with style is what makes the difference between a novel getting published or not. Plot, character and all the rest of it are important, but they count for nothing if your writing style sucks.
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Nov 13, 2011
Plot and Structure - The Quick Guide to Plotting a Novel
At its simplest level, plot and structure in a novel is all about keeping the readers turning the pages. Plotlessness might be fashionable with some writers, but they don't have an audience to speak of.
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Nov 13, 2011
How To Plot A Novel - Novel Writing Help
It is no small task, learning how to plot a novel. Not only do you have a lot of events to dream up, you also have to present them in such a way that the readers keep turning the pages.
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