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Let’s get Seasonal…

I know many people see the word seasonal and they automatically start making a mental list of holidays in their … More

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Story vs. Plot

If you do any writing, or read about anyone writing then you have heard these two terms before. Story and … More

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Can I get a little sympathy?

When writing, sometimes you want a character to be sympathetic. Admittedly, sometimes you want to create antipathy, but we’ll start … More

buildingcharacter, sympatheticheros, valeriegaumont, writing, writingtools

The Quagmire

Some people fear the blank page. Some stare at it wondering where on earth to start, their mind as blank … More

fiction, fictionwriting, gettingyourstoryunstuck, plotting, valeriegaumont, writers, writing, writingtools

Look with your nose…

There has been a lot of ink spilled on the concept of showing and not telling when writing a story. … More

fictionwriting, setting, usingyoursenses, valeriegaumont, writing, writingtools

The First Sentence

The first sentence is often the most difficult when writing.  Everyone tells you that it is the most important, that … More

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A Novel Plan for 2021: Five steps for getting your novel written this year

When starting to write a novel you generally start with an idea or a character. Maybe you start with a … More

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Let’s get Logical.

I know, who would have ever thought that sentence would come out of my mouth? But the logic I’m talking … More

fictionwriting, writing, writingtools

Five ways to move past Writer’s block

There are some people in this world who are never afflicted with writer’s block. Some who claim that it doesn’t … More

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