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44 Plot Ideas for Your Novel ideas and prompts inspiration motivation plotting writing skills Dec 15, 2024

Hello, everyone! Today’s post is going to be a little different—I’ll be sharing some plot ideas with you. Whether you’re looking for subplot...

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Crucial World-building Elements plotting tools world-building writing skills Nov 03, 2024

World-building is an essential tool in any writer’s toolbox, shaping the landscapes, societies, and rules that breathe life into stories. Wh...

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Are Flashbacks Lazy Writing? first draft plotting writing skills Oct 20, 2024

Do you feel like you have a story that’s highly dependant on your characters backstories, but you’ve heard all the arguments against includi...

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A Pantser’s Guide to Plotting outlining plotting writing skills Oct 07, 2024

Plotting can be super overwhelming. If you’re anything like me, you might find that the moment you plan every detail, the magic of the story...

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Plot Doesn’t Actually Matter plotting writing skills Sep 15, 2024

Today, we’re going to talk about a slightly controversial topic: Why the plot of your book doesn’t actually matter. 

Now, before you jump t...

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The Expanding Plot first draft motivation plotting May 07, 2024

I plot weird.

It’s kind of like the Snowflake Method and kind of like Save the Cat, but not really completely like either. There’s also a l...

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Writing a Criminal Minds Inspired Mystery plotting prose writing skills Apr 15, 2024

As a young child, I had Houdini-like determination to escape, the soft footsteps of a fun-sized kid, and insomnia. It was this perfect storm...

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How to Write an Unreliable Narrator first draft plotting prose Mar 24, 2024

Hello, my dearest reader. I hope you're doing well. I'm writing this from my bed –as I do almost everything from my bed, ps: don't be a free...

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How to Choose your Narrator first draft plotting prose Mar 13, 2024

Last December, I started rewriting a halfway-abandoned story. But when I reread it, I realized that something was off. I ended up changing t...

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How to Deal With Uncertainty While Writing mindset plotting writing skills Feb 19, 2024

Writing is a time machine, right? So, when you receive this, I will be dead.

Just kidding.

I will be alive, but hopefully, I will not be l...

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Writing a Jeepers Creepers Mystery plotting prose writing skills Feb 12, 2024

I am unembarrassed to say that I have seen every single Scooby Doo movie, special, and show at least twice. If it’s currently available to s...

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How to Write a Good Revenge characters plotting writing skills Feb 05, 2024

Revenge is a dish better served cold, right? Well, what if it’s burning hot? What if the dish is prepared with an ingredient that your enemy...

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