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How To Write Blackout Poetry To Restore Your Creative Energy

What on earth is blackout poetry? And how can it stoke the creative fire within you? And what if you’re not really “the poetic type”? Good news! Even if you’ve never met a poetry assignment that didn’t fill you with dread, you’re about to learn something that will change the way you think of poetry. […]

How Long Does It Take To Write A Book

How long should a book be? Whenever that question comes up, the answer is usually “It depends” (or something to that effect), but we can get closer to a more helpful answer by getting more specific on the type of book we want to write. Whether you’re writing a novel or a nonfiction book, though, […]

Character Development: How To Make Your Book Characters Unforgettable

If none of your characters matter to your reader, your story won’t matter, either. But how do you build relatable characters? What is a character arc, and how do you create one? How important is it for your main character to have flaws — but to still have the makings of a hero? Character development […]

The Ultimate Guide To Writing A Novel

Welcome to the ultimate guide on how to write a novel your readers will love! Maybe you’ve already written part of a novel, based on an idea that sounded so good it kept you up at night — or made it impossible to focus on anything else. But then you hit a wall and couldn’t […]

41 Of The Best Romance Writing Prompts

Writing romance isn’t as easy as many people seem to think. “You write romances? I could totally do that, too, but I have SO much on my plate. Plus, I think if I’m gonna write a book, I want it to be more of a challenge.” Said by someone who has never finished writing a […]

Metaphor, Simile, And Analogy: Everything You Need to Know

You learned about figurative language in grade school, and you remember the words metaphor and simile — but you’re not sure you remember what they are and how one is different from the other. And then someone uses the word “analogy,” and you’re officially confused. Yes, you know analogies aren’t just pairs of words separated […]

How To Create An Em Dash Or Hyphen

Do you know the difference between an em dash, an en dash, and a hyphen? And when you’re in the middle of writing your latest masterpiece, do you know how to type an em dash when it’s just the thing to make a phrase stand out more? It doesn’t help that, while hyphens get a […]

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