All Articles About Writing Skills

How to Be Horrific (in an Age-appropriate Way): YA Horror Fiction

• Jan 28, 2020
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• by Alex Woolf
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• 8 min read

• Writing Skills
• Plot & Structure
• Genres
• Horror
• Young Adult
• Exercises

How to Write a Backstory

• Jan 21, 2020
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• by Jessica Wood
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• 6 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Plot & Structure
• Novels

Working with an Editor on Your First Fiction Book

• Jan 7, 2020
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• by Alex Woolf & Dan Brotzel
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• 8 min read

• Writing Skills
• Self-Editing
• Getting Published
• Traditional Publishing
• Self Publishing
• The Writing Life
• Attitude

The Delicate Art of Giving Feedback for Writers

• Dec 31, 2019
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• by Alex Woolf & Dan Brotzel
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• 5 min read

• Writing Skills
• Self-Editing
• The Writing Life
• Attitude
• Exercises

How to Create Your Writing Style

• Dec 17, 2019
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• by Joel Randall
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• 7 min read

• Writing Skills
• Voice
• The Writing Life
• Exercises

Why Writers Should Dabble in Fanfiction

• Dec 10, 2019
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• by Lisa M.
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• 5 min read

• Writing Skills
• The Writing Life
• Attitude
• Exercises

All Jokes Aside: Using Humor in Writing

• Sep 24, 2019
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• by Dan Brotzel
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• 8 min read

• Writing Skills
• Voice

The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Up the Pace in Your Novel

• Sep 3, 2019
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• by Laura Ojeda Melchor
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• 29 min read

• Writing Skills
• Suspense
• Language
• Plot & Structure
• Voice

How to Develop Subplots into Story Magic

• Aug 13, 2019
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• by Laura Ojeda Melchor
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• 8 min read

• Writing Skills
• Plot & Structure
• Novels
• Advanced
• Exercises

The Name of the Prose, Part 2: Naming Places and Objects

• Jul 30, 2019
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• by Maya Bohnhoff
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• 8 min read

• Writing Skills
• Language
• Settings
• Advanced

The Name of the Prose, Part 1: Naming Characters and Novels

• Jul 23, 2019
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• by Maya Bohnhoff
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• 6 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Language
• Advanced

The Ultimate Guide to Editing a Book

• Jun 25, 2019
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• by Tal Valante
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• 11 min read

• Writing Skills
• Self-Editing
• Getting Published
• Traditional Publishing
• Self Publishing
• Novels
• Featured

Writing Believable LGBT Characters

• Jun 11, 2019
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• by Robin Lanehurst
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• 4 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Advanced
• Research

Nail Your Literary Voice with Powerful Word Choices

• May 7, 2019
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• by Kristen Falso-Capaldi
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• 7 min read

• Writing Skills
• Language
• Voice
• Advanced
• Exercises

Worldbuilding Rules: Create a World That Rocks

• Apr 23, 2019
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• by Vanshika Gulati
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• 7 min read

• Writing Skills
• Settings