Tag: writing
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Creating Main Characters Readers Care About
The best stories have protagonists the reader connects with, characters they care enough about to continue reading to see what happens. A good plot isn’t enough if your reader doesn’t care what happens to the characters you created. Here are some tips for creating protagonists. The main character should be the hero of his or…
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How to Use Critiques to Improve Your Novel
Every fiction writer can benefit from a critique of his or her work. But too many critiques, critiques done too early, and taking advice from the wrong people make a critique your worst nightmare. These are the best ways to benefit from critiques. Don’t get a critique too early. Finish your first draft before you…
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Planning, Outlining, and Organizing Your Novel – Or Not!
There are as many ways to plan out a novel as there are writers. Each writer goes about it a different way. There are those who have a story board and outline every single event, and have character charts and motivation/goal lists for every character. Then there are those who just start writing not even…