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Maintain a Writing Practice Through the Holidays with These Simple Writing Exercises

The holidays can be hectic and stressful. When our writing routines and goals get pushed to the back burner, it can bring on a sense of guilt. These quick and easy writing exercises are designed to help you keep your writing muscles oiled through the holiday season!

Putting a Spin on Bad Writing Advice

Writers are finding that some old writing advice is just not resonating with them anymore. Read on to find out how we can put our own spin on it and create our guidelines with advice that works for us!

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Tips for Writing Magical Realism

Magical realism can be as intriguing to write as it is to read. If you’re interested in learning more about writing in this genre, here are some tips that’ll help you get started!

How to Write a Memorable Meet Cute

Learn all about how to craft a meet cute that your readers won’t soon forget!

What is Proofreading and When Do You Need It?

Read on to learn all about this very crucial last stage of the editing process!

What is a Copyedit and When Do You Need One?

Learn what a professional copyedit is, what a copyeditor looks at when copyediting your manuscript and what you can expect from this service!

How to Effectively Write and Convey Emotion in Your Story

Writing emotion can be tricky. Some writers may be under the impression that the way to do this is by amplifying the drama in a scene, by inserting long monologues, or showing the characters having intense physical reactions. This isn’t always the best way to handle a character’s emotions as it can cross into melodrama. Read on to find out how to effectively write and convey emotion in your story.

Why You Should Avoid Melodrama in Your Writing

New writers often conclude that to write a strongly emoted scene one must amp up all the reactions, the dialogue, and the moment must become BIGGER. But this isn’t true. All this does is create melodrama. More often than not, less is more. Read on to find out why should avoid melodrama in your writing and tips on how to achieve this.

How to Describe Physical Appearance and Make Your Characters Stand Out

Describing the characters in your novel can be one of the most fun aspects of writing. And you can play with it as much as you like, especially if you want to ensure that your characters stand out and become memorable. Read on for some tips on how to make the most of describing your character’s physical appearance.

How to Stop Letting Perfectionism Control You and Set Your Creativity Free

Perfectionism is the culprit of many unfinished novels. Every single author or aspiring author has had to face off with the villain that is perfectionism. But perfectionism doesn’t have to rule our lives. We don’t have to let it dictate our productivity. Read along to learn some tactics you can apply in your life in order to overcome perfectionism and allow your creativity to flow freely once again.