Yeah, the title of this article is pretty bland, but the tips are surprisingly good. In an earlier post, I wrote about the importance of...

Writing your novel as a Word document might be simple, but it comes with a lot of risks. The file could be lost. Your computer could get...

Introducing the perfect writing formula! Three steps to writing and publishing the novel of your dreams! 2 cups flour 1/3 cup unsweetened...

A few years ago, I found myself staring tensely at my computer screen, fingers hovering over the keyboard as I wrestled with a problem...

Routines are popular among creative writers, and for good reason. They enforce the habit of writing and help you stay productive and...

Image credit: Belovodchenko Anton That’s it. I’ve had it. I’ve seen her too many times on the big screen, small screen and in the pages...

From the fan-fiction loving high schooler to the serious literary master, almost every writer has a graveyard of stillborn novels. It...

Some people say writers’ block doesn’t exist. It’s an excuse for laziness, one of the weakest reasons why not to write. But I know...

1. Your novel is unique. Even if the market is swamped with similar stories, none are exactly like your novel. None are written in your...

Image credit: Cecile Graat Song, poetry, and regional or foreign accents are only a few of the tough calls you have to make in the...

A novel can only be as perfect as the person (or people) who write it, and no matter how incredible a work of fiction can seem, there are...

I first noticed this problem in high school. I was reading a series of books about the Civil War, and one of them introduced a character...

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3. The story is never over. Okay, maybe if you have the universe implode into nothingness on the final page, the story might end then....

When I first discovered NaNo back in college, I felt as if it were a dream come true. It was a time I could connect with other writers...

2. Revise. 3. Repeat. Now you are without excuse. #AmandaClemmer #howtowrite #beawriter #finishthatnovel #writeanovel

Fortunately, there is a way to work around this, and even make it fun! It might even be as simple as typing a URL onto your browser and...

I’ve been re-reading an old favorite of mine, Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg. One thing that Goldberg consistently emphasizes...

We are the ideal novels. Your book will be assimilated. Finishing a novel is a moment of triumph–or at least, it should be....

I don’t believe in rules for novels. There are always so many exceptions and so many different ways to break the rules that nothing as...