Category: Writing
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The Art of Cliffhangers: Captivating Your Audience
Cliffhangers. The double-edged sword of the writing world. The tool that many writers love to torture their readers with. The invention that drives readers crazy and makes them rush to the next chapter or book to see what’s next. I love to surprise my readers with cliffhangers. Whether they appreciate…
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Searching for a Point of View
So first off, I want to apologize. I said this post would be up last week and did not deliver. The week was surprisingly hectic and I was woefully underprepared, so I didn’t get a chance to post. BUT I should have tried harder, so I’m sorry about that. ‘:D…
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Poll Results!
The winning topic is deciding what POVs to write from! I’m gonna break down how different POVs work in writing, pros and cons, what you can and can’t do within each type. I’ll also explain why it’s important to decide on this and how it can impact your story. I…
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Tigress: Chapter 7
Tigress Hollow. That’s the only word I can come up with to describe what I’m feeling in this moment. After the panic wore off, grief set in, and I’ve spent about ten minutes just trying to keep from crying, then rage took over, and I ended up mutilating a tree,…
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The Role of Twist Characters in Storytelling
Now, before I begin, you may be wondering. Why this topic? Didn’t she already address plot twists? Well, yes. Yes I did. But you see, this post is about twist characters, specifically. What’s the difference? The difference is quite simple. Plot twists can happen because of characters, but they can…
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How to Develop Characters…With BINGUS???
By Avery Cole 🙂 Creating memorable characters can feel like trying to breathe life into a blank canvas. Maybe you’ve wondered why some characters stick with readers long after they’ve turned the last page, while others fade into the background of their memory. The secret? A solid framework for development. …
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Bringing Fantastical Beasts to Life
Now, anyone who enjoys fantasy is aware; there are a MILLION different types of fantasy out there. You have to be specific if you want to find what you’re looking for. There is, however, a specific type that is the first to come to mind whenever someone mentions the fantasy…
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The Winning Poll Result: Writing Fantasy Creatures
The winning topic is writing fantasy creatures!!! So this is going to be fun. 😀 The focus is mainly going to be how to write and describe them without them feeling out of place or unrealistic within your world. (Unless, of course, that is the entire feel that you are…
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Vote for Next Writing Topic!
Help me decide what to focus on in my next writing tips post! You can tell me what subject you want me to talk about in the comments, or vote in the google form attached:https://forms.gle/tDDDjo9cZYeXcGSXA Results will be posted in a week, next Friday, so be sure to vote before…
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How to Build Effective Plot Twists in Your Stories
Writing plot twists is tricky. There’s any number of ways that it could go wrong. Writing would be much easier if we never had to worry about them, but also much more boring. They’re crucial to many, many different books and genres, and very rarely is there a book that…
Abigail Fredrickson 