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So Wrong It's Right: Bending Grammar Rules in Your Fiction Writing

So Wrong It's Right: Bending Grammar Rules in Your Fiction Writing

By bending grammar rules in your fiction writing, you can give insight into characters and evoke feelings within readers. Here are some ways to do it.
Ten Tips to Help You Avoid Telling Writing

Ten Tips to Help You Avoid Telling Writing

One of the most often quoted axioms is “Show, don’t tell.” The idea is to keep students from explaining the story, that is, to stop them from using telling writing and use showing writing instead. I have compiled ten tips that actually show you how to avoid telling writing.
The 28 Best Writing Websites of 2020

The 28 Best Writing Websites of 2020

These writing websites will provide you with the inspiration and information you need at every stage of the writing process.
The 30-Day Writing Challenge: An Alternative to NaNoWriMo for Writers Who Fear Commitment

The 30-Day Writing Challenge: An Alternative to NaNoWriMo for Writers Who Fear Commitment

Intense projects such as NaNoWriMo are not for everyone. Improve your writing without the stress by taking the 30-Day Writing Challenge instead.
The 5 Stages of Writing and Revising Your Book

The 5 Stages of Writing and Revising Your Book

Learn how to navigate the five stages of writing and revising to ensure that your book is ready to be published.
The NaNoWriMo Survival Guide

The NaNoWriMo Survival Guide

Do you plan to take up the challenge? Use our NaNoWriMo survival guide to get through the month!
What is Back Matter?

What is Back Matter?

Just as front matter is what you find at the beginning of a book, back matter, simply put, is what you find at the end of a book—the sections that appear after the central story has been completed. These sections of back matter are often supplementary in nature, and often inform the reader about some aspect of the book.
Writing a Screenplay Podcast

Writing a Screenplay Podcast

Writing a screenplay is very similar to writing a novel or a story, but in a screenplay, you don't tell the audience what is happening, you show them. This podcast will help you gain a better understanding of the art of screenplay writing.
Writing Short Stories Podcast

Writing Short Stories Podcast

When you are writing a short story it can be difficult to keep your word count down. There isn't a lot of space to develop your plot and characters. This podcast will outline some of the rules of writing a short story.
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