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Category: Fiction Writing Tips

Common Query Mistakes
CategoriesEditing Tips, Fiction Writing Tips

Common Query Mistakes

Posted on Posted onMay 16, 2019May 16, 2019By Elizabeth

As an editor for Revise & Resub’s #RevPit contest, I recently read around one hundred authors’ carefully-crafted query letters and … Read MoreCommon Query Mistakes

Leave a comment on Common Query MistakesTagsagents, mistakes, motivation, novel, publishing, querying
Six Secrets of Setting
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips, General Writing Tips

Six Secrets of Setting

Posted on Posted onMarch 23, 2019March 23, 2019By Elizabeth

Setting the Stage Do you love setting the stage for your stories, or do you struggle to know what details … Read MoreSix Secrets of Setting

Leave a comment on Six Secrets of SettingTagsdescriptive writing, fiction, nonfiction, scene, setting, viewpoint, writing
Drama: How Much Is Too Much?
CategoriesElizabeth's Journey, Fiction Writing Tips

Drama: How Much Is Too Much?

Posted on Posted onFebruary 23, 2019February 23, 2019By Elizabeth

Drama. The word can bring a lot of different things to mind: theatrical plays, unwanted emotional tension, and feel-good emotional … Read MoreDrama: How Much Is Too Much?

2 Comments on Drama: How Much Is Too Much?Tagsaudience, emotions, influence, reading, tv, writer, writing
Reimagining What You Know: Incorporating Real Life into Fiction
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips

Reimagining What You Know: Incorporating Real Life into Fiction

Posted on Posted onFebruary 2, 2019February 2, 2019By Elizabeth

What should a writer do with their memories? Write what you know. Last week, I took that phrase and defined … Read MoreReimagining What You Know: Incorporating Real Life into Fiction

1 Comment on Reimagining What You Know: Incorporating Real Life into FictionTagsCreativity, fiction, inspiration, life, memories, reality, truth, writing
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The Cheater’s Guide to Winning NaNoWriMo

Posted on Posted onOctober 28, 2017By Elizabeth

Do you dream of winning NaNoWriMo? November is just around the corner, and with it comes National Novel Writing Month: … Read MoreThe Cheater’s Guide to Winning NaNoWriMo

Leave a comment on The Cheater’s Guide to Winning NaNoWriMoTagsfiction, NaNoWriMo, novel, November, outlines, planning, writing

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