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10 Common Mistakes Authors Make with Narrative Distance
10 Common Mistakes Authors Make with Narrative Distance What is Narrative Distance? Narrative distance refers to how close or far the narrator is from the reader, influencing how personally the reader experiences the story. There are five levels of narrative distance, ranging from very close (immediate) to very distant (remote). Now that we have the…
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You Don’t Have to Stick to Your Outline
There is a huge misconception when it comes to outlining and that a writer has to stick to the outline. As a planster, I highly encourage outlining while at the same time saying stray away from the outline if your creativity takes you into a new direction. Nothing is wrong with going with ideas that…
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How to Become a Better Writer using these 5 Tips
If you aspire to be a blogger, poet, novelist, et cetera, I think it’s important for you to know there is more than one way to become a better writer. For starters, read as much as you can. You need to be a reader to see how sometimes your story may or may not fit.…
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Navigating the Editing Process: Are You Prepared for the Next Stage?
Embarking on the editing phase of your writing journey entails more than just preparing your manuscript for public consumption. It requires ensuring that you are equipped with the essential steps to accomplish this feat. In order to do so, it’s crucial to approach the editing process with diligence and thoughtfulness. A simple yet effective approach…
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How I Went From 2,000 words to 50,000 words in 3 months
Getting started may not be the pain point but actually writing the story is. In the article I will tell you how I went from 2,000 words to 50,000 words in a matter of 3 months.
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4 Types of readers
Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Readers are a big part of our journey just as much as editors. Readers provide the author with insight on what is working and what is not working based on their standpoint and the objective of…
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How to Write BIPOC Characters
We need more BIPOC characters! I want to go over how you can be inclusive with your BIPOC characters while not overstepping the boundaries of the BIPOC community. Yes, the reading community calls for more stories with Black and Brown people. We want more of us in fiction stories! However, since there are experiences only…
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How to Avoid Being Canceled When You Have Diverse Characters
Respectfully implementing culture in a story is both easy and difficult but it can be done right without the fear of getting canceled. As a Black woman, I am very familiar with the misrepresentation that occurs when it comes to describing people who look like me. Rather than allowing myself to be upset, my goal…
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3 Ways to Outline a Novel
Are you a plotter, pantser or plantser? For reference: A pantser creates the story freely without a plan or an outline, a plotter will do the opposite by outlining their story for structure and organization. And a planster is both, plots and still allows for creativity to take over if the outline no longer fits.…
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Implementing Culture in Writing
In today’s society we are always learning about new things and the people who create them. This blogs speaks on how to implement culture in writing. This can be very helpful if you are writing about someone from a different culture than you or if your character is experiencing a new culture themselves.
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