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You’ve settled on the idea for your novel. You’ve narrowed it to a sentence or two, and you’re ready to tackle what seems an insurmountable task—developing your lead character.

If you’re an Outliner (one who outlines your novel first), it’s time for character development,...


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A successful novel must feature an event, known as the inciting incident, that irreversibly ignites the story.

The stronger your inciting incident, the more dramatic, compelling, and engrossing your novel.

A weak or nonex...


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“Write what you know” is one of the first pieces of advice many aspiring fiction writers hear when they embark on their journey to become an author. (And if you’re a nonfiction writer, stay with me.)

On the one hand, the idea of writing what you know...


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Everybody loves a story in which the hero is the ultimate good guy and triumphs over evil — like Superman or Harry Potter.

But beware. The #1 mistake you can make when


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I LOVE finding just the right gift for the people I most care about, don’t you? 

Believe it or not, writers are easy—and fun—to buy for. 

If you thought there weren’t many options beyond:

Paper and pens An Amazon ...


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