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The Upside of Down

Purchase “Hmmm,” the doctor muttered. Natalie wrinkled her forehead, almost afraid to ask, and said, “What does that mean?” “You do know you’re pregnant, right?” Her...

Rebecca Cornish Talley

writing a novel

Creating a Character’s Backstory Part 2

Understanding a character’s backstory will have a dramatic impact on your novel. If you don’t understand, or take the time to investigate, your character’s backstory, your story will suffer and your characters will feel more like cardboard stereotypes than living, …

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Writing Critique Groups

Writing is a solitary art. Generally, we spend time alone at the keyboard trying to put on paper what’s so easily flowing through our minds. However, it’s important to involve others in your writing in the form of a critique …

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Writing Fiction: Scene, Part 2

In Writing Fiction: Scene, Part 1, I discussed what each scene requires: goal, conflict, and disaster. Now for Part 2.

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How to Revise Your Novel with Holly Lisle

I highly recommend this online course because it is phenomenal. I have learned so much about my writing and how to make it better from this course. Holly Lisle covers the revising process in such depth.

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So You Want to Write a Novel . . .

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