From Messy Draft to Masterpiece: The Power of the Heart Draft
Ernest Hemingway famously said “the only kind of writing is rewriting.” For many of us, it took a while for that to really sink in. Most...
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Rachel Riendeau
Nov 3, 2022
Using NaNoWriMo As A First Draft Tool
To most, November 1st is merely the start of a new month. One containing Thanksgiving and the onslaught of the holiday season. For...
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Rachel Zillikens
Oct 27, 2022
THE JOYS AND WOES OF NON-LINEAR NARRATIVES
Every writer was a reader first. Indeed, a love of reading is usually the reason people start writing. Due to this, a universally...
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Lily Rooke
Sep 22, 2022
Old Soul, Beginner’s Mind: Recapturing Joy for Writers
I shall be telling this with a sigh, Somewhere ages and ages hence Robert Frost, ‘The Road Not Taken’ There is a fierce heartache known...
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Amber Lambda
Jun 30, 2022
How to Write Great Plot and Character Arcs
As both a writer and a reader, one of the most common debates I see is based on a preference of which type of story you prefer: plot...
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Kear Anne Simmons
Jun 16, 2022
How to Balance Writing and Parenting
As I write these words, my husband is in the next room, singing ABCs with our daughter and putting her to bed. It’s his night to do the...
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Jennie Fournier
Jun 1, 2022
"Low Time Preference" Writing Process
My writing was dead. My words were dull and dry, my characters flat and lifeless, and my plot a steaming heap of contradictions and...
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Lily Rooke
Feb 24, 2022
How to Write LGBTQ+ Relationships
Oh, hello there. Don’t mind me, the panicked queer author hiding in the corner of the Romance party, sweating nervously at the prospect...
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Charlotte Murphy
Feb 17, 2022
How to Write Steam/ Smut
Whether you’re a veteran in the game, saving yourself for the perfect moment or simply just haven’t taken the plunge yet, I can assume we...
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Maile Starr
Feb 10, 2022
How to Write Romance
So, you’ve got two characters who are perfect for each other. You know it, but they don’t know it yet, do they? Congratulations! You’re...
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Kim Berkley
Jan 13, 2022
How to Get Back Into Writing After a Long Break
It’s been a week. A month. A year. Maybe more. You feel like a stranger at your desk; the white abyss of the blank page you’re staring at...
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Skye Horn
Dec 29, 2021
Writing During the Holidays
2021 is officially coming to an end, and some of you may be panicking about setting “New Year’s Resolutions” for your author business. It...
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Cathrine Swift
Nov 25, 2021
15 Questions to Help you Create Binge-Worthy Books
I made this list as part of my revision process for my debut novel, Let it Reign. I hoped to write a book readers would struggle to put...
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Isobelle Lans
Nov 18, 2021
Finding Your Unique Voice
One of the hardest parts of being a writer is finding our voice. That unique quality to our writing that makes it distinctively ours....
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Mandy Kontos
Nov 11, 2021
The Four Stages of NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo (NaNo) is not just a writing challenge, it’s also a writing community that spans across oceans and time. It’s my favourite time...
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Sania Jain
Nov 4, 2021
Writing Short Stories to Prepare for NaNoWriMo
While the world is busy wrapping up halloween costumes, eating up all that halloween candy and buying christmas decorations, all the...
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Katherine D. Graham
Oct 27, 2021
How to Hook Readers with your First Sentence
“It was a bright spring day when Calla Emery kneed the man her mother sent to woo her, deep in the crotch.” With this first sentence,...
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Katie Morrowick
Sep 30, 2021
How to Find your Routine
Ah, how to start… You know that feeling? The churn in your stomach as you stare at the blank page – when the words are inconveniently not...
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Christine Bergsma
Sep 15, 2021
Why journaling is an important tool for every writer
Tension is arguably the most essential aspect of any story worth writing and writing worth reading. Authentic tension connects us to the...
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Rachel Zillikens
Sep 1, 2021
Ten Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My First Draft
Five years ago, I decided to write a book. So, I did. It was easy. Said no writer in the history of the world, ever. When I began writing...
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