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Writing love stories: Creating love letters to readers

Writing love stories is popular for many reasons. Genre romance is one of the biggest categories by sales in the publishing industry, year after year. There is a common misconception writing romantic stories is easy. Yet developing characters who readers are ready to ship, stan, and swoon over i...

February 13th, 2023

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100 character development questions to inspire deeper arcs

Good character development questions and simple questionnaires help to prompt decisions about who your characters are (or where they're off to next). Develop deeper arcs with these 100 prompts organized by category and focus: Build characters' arcs by asking Goal, motivation and conflict ...

February 6th, 2023

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How to describe to immerse readers (complete guide)

Description terms and definitions Why description matters Types of description Describing characters Describing settings Descriptive writing devices Description pitfalls Description examples Knowing how to describe well is sure to immerse readers in your world. Rea...

January 30th, 2023

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Artificial intelligence for writing: 10 helpful AI uses

Artificial intelligence for writing? Will AI replace authors? These are questions that recur in recent writing about emerging AI tech. Alarm is a common response to change. Yet it's not all dystopian in outlook. Here are ten helpful AI uses for writers and reasons to play and explore: 10 ways...

January 23rd, 2023

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Writing dialogue: Complete guide to storied speech

What is dialogue? Key terms Why dialogue matters How to format dialogue Effective vs weak dialogue Dialogue devices Dialogue examples This guide to writing dialogue is all about using speech and conversation in storytelling to make your characters' voices drive plot, te...

January 16th, 2023

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Generating ideas for stories: 10 fun ways (plus prompts)

When you're stumped, generating ideas for stories may turn out to be surprisingly easy. Try these 10 fun approaches (and find prompts from the 'Craft Challenge' writing group on Now Novel): How to generate new story ideas: Try one of these methods to jog creative ideas: Pick words blind ...

January 9th, 2023

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