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He said she said

Beyond “He Said, She Said”

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Richard

However, relying too heavily on the standard “he said” and “she said” tags can make your writing feel repetitive and monotonous.

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A Guide to Writer's Block

A Guide to Writer’s Block

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Richard

Welcome to a guide to writer’s block. We hope it helps. Writer’s block is a temporary psychological inability to begin or continue work on

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10 Ways You Should Use Clichés

10 Ways You Should Use Clichés

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Richard

10 Ways You Should Use Clichés: Writers know it’s generally best practice to avoid overused clichéd phrases in their prose to come

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How to Speed Up Your Writing

How to Speed Up Your Writing

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Richard

Do you want to know how to speed up your writing? Do you envy those writers who can churn out thousands upon thousands of polished

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Productivity Tips for Writers

Productivity Tips for Writers

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Richard

Productivity Tips for Writers: For writers, productivity is a vital part of the job. Consistent writing at a productive pace

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50 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Prompts

50 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Prompts

Posted on January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 by Richard

Here are 50 science fiction and fantasy writing prompts: Do you enjoy both science fiction and fantasy genres? Do you wish there were

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How to Write a Personal Narrative Essay

How to Write a Personal Narrative Essay

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Richard

How to Write a Personal Narrative Essay: A personal narrative essay relates an important event or milestone from the writer’s life.

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Defining Stream of Consciousness

Defining Stream of Consciousness

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Richard

Stream of consciousness refers to a literary narrative technique that seeks to portray the natural continuous flow of a character’s stream

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100 Horror Story Tropes

100 Horror Story Tropes

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Richard

100 Horror Story Tropes: From demonic dolls to sinister scarecrows, this comprehensive list spans the spooky staples which have dominated

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Horror Story Tropes

100 Horror Story Tropes

Posted on December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 by Richard

100 Horror Story Tropes: From demonic dolls to sinister scarecrows, this comprehensive list spans the spooky staples which have dominated

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50 Fantasy Tropes

50 Fantasy Tropes used in Fiction

Posted on December 20, 2023December 27, 2023 by Richard

Here are 50 Fantasy Tropes used in Fiction: Fantasy fiction allows authors to build magical worlds limited only by imagination.

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45 Christmas Tropes

45 Christmas Tropes found in story

Posted on December 18, 2023December 27, 2023 by Richard

Here are 45 Christmas Tropes found in story. When the first flakes begin to fall, and pine-scented fires crackle

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what is pov

What is POV? Writing Prompts to Help Understand

Posted on December 10, 2023February 27, 2024 by Richard

What is POV? A definition and POV writing prompts for practice! POV stands for “point of view”. A point of view in writing refers

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10 Reasons to keep a writing journal,

10 Reasons to Keep a Writing Journal

Posted on December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 by Richard

Journals, because of computers and typing everything we write, are really becoming a think of the past. That’s a shame. You can get so much out of writing a journal.

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10 Storytelling Structures Every Writer Should Know

10 Storytelling Structures Every Writer Should Know

Posted on December 5, 2023December 10, 2023 by Richard

10 Storytelling Structures You Should Know: As writers we need to know the plot structures we are working on. This is essential to hitting

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