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Find Your Writer’s Voice: How to Kill the Faux Writer
Writing & Editing Process

Find Your Writer’s Voice: How to Kill the Faux Writer

ByAmy Friedman May 16, 2022May 13, 2022

Learn how to listen for your genuine voice as you silence that demon, The Faux Writer, who may persistently be trying to intrude.

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TMI Is Not Your Friend
Writing & Editing Process

TMI Is Not Your Friend

ByMargot Dougherty August 13, 2018February 15, 2022

The devil is in the details: thoughts and pointers for keeping your writing TMI-free.

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Reading Your Work Aloud—a Crucial Step in Your Writing Process
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Reading Your Work Aloud—a Crucial Step in Your Writing Process

ByDeborah A. Lott, MFA September 20, 2016February 15, 2022

As contemporary writers, we can still benefit tremendously by listening to the words we’ve written. In fact, reading our work aloud is an essential step in the writing process.

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So… What’s Your Book About?
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So… What’s Your Book About?

ByLaura Golden Bellotti June 10, 2016February 15, 2022

Learn why it’s important to home in on your book’s core subject.

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14 Tips on How to Write Good Dialogue
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14 Tips on How to Write Good Dialogue

ByBarbara DeSantis September 12, 2015February 15, 2022

With good dialogue, a character’s words come alive on the page and connect with us. Good dialogue will keep that prospective literary agent turning the pages and the reader wanting more.

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Top 10 Signs of Bad Writing (Or How Not to Turn Off a Potential Agent or Publisher)
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Top 10 Signs of Bad Writing (Or How Not to Turn Off a Potential Agent or Publisher)

ByKristin Loberg March 17, 2015February 15, 2022

Whether you’re writing a snappy cover letter, traditional book proposal, or full-length manuscript to wow a literary agent or publisher, you need to steer clear of the biggest mistakes writers make in crafting their prose.

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For the Love of Writing

On Writing and Revelation

ByBeth Lierberman April 29, 2012

Writing is lonely, difficult work, and on top of that, anyone who wants to master the craft of writing fiction has to self-reveal. This surprises people. Many novelists believe that they need only lose themselves in a character, but the truth is that a writer of fiction needs to dig deep in order to feel…

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