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How to Start a Novel

Lewis Carroll may have been the one who said it. "Begin at the beginning, proceed through the middle until you reach the end. Then stop." That isn't how all writers work. Some writers do a lot better...

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Six Essential Requirements for a Successful Plot.

So, you want to write a mystery, or maybe a fantasy novel, or is it a romance you're hankering after? Whatever it is, you want to write a novel. Writing is your ambition but you don't seem to be moving...

12 comments    writing fiction book
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Places To Sell Your Writing

Places to Sell Your Writing highlights online submission opportunities for your writing. You don't have to pay to sell your fiction, non-fiction, or screenplay writing.

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How to Write a Novel in Six Months, Week 3, Index Cards Are My Friends

I have read in a lot of different places how great writers always have a post-it note or index card somewhere on them so that when brilliance strikes they are ready to record it. I have also read about and...

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How to Write a Novel in Six Months, Week Seven: Detail Scene Beats

Detail scene beats? What is that supposed to mean? Okay, I admit I don't actually know what that means, but it's the way I'm describing the next layer after the initial outlining. We all know there's supposed...

0 comments    how to arts writing
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How to become a novelist in 30 minutes

There are plenty of books on the market to teach you how to write a book in 30 days, or 3 weeks, or 12 months. That's not really what this hub is about. This is a hub for those of you who don't have 30 days...

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#17 for my challenge. I started on July 25th, so I need to do 13 more by the end of August 24th.87

How to use Past Tense, Present Tense and Future Tense in Novel Writing

One of the easy ways to tell beginner writing is that the story bounces from past tense through present tense and future tense at random. Unskilled writers who don't keep a consistent tense can confuse...

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Online Ghostwriting Jobs

After 18 years of trying, I can now call myself a full time writer. But I'm not the kind of writer I thought I would be. Paid online writing gigs are what I do now - and if you know where to look there's more than enough to go around...

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Pros and Cons of Being a Writer

So, bucko, you want to be a writer. Well, that might be good, or it might be not so good. Pros You can... Inflict your opinion on the world Create sexy characters and make them do anything you want ...

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#16 of my Challenge, it began on July 25th. I now need 14 more by the end of August 24th. Wish me luck, it may be possible!90

How to use First Person, Second Person or Third Person in Novel Writing

First person shows a scene from within one character’s point of view as if the character’s telling the story about something he or she experienced. Second person is a “game master voice” describing...

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