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If you have come to your planned ending and it doesn’t seem to be working, run your eye up the page and the page before that. You may see that your best ending is somewhere in there, that you were finished before you thought you were. JOHN McPHEE #amwriting #writing #writetip

If you have come to your planned ending and it doesn’t seem to be working, run your eye up the page and the page before that. You may see that your best ending is somewhere in there, that you were finished before you thought you were. JOHN McPHEE #amwriting #writing #writetip

If you have come to your planned ending and it doesn’t seem to be working, run your eye up the page and the page before that. You may see that your best ending is somewhere in there, that you were finished before you thought you were.
JOHN McPHEE
#amwriting #writing #writetip
— AdviceToWriters

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One of the best notes I received from an editor was in relation to minor characters. I was asked to write out each of their hopes, goals, wounds & how they conflicted with the protagonist. By doing this I was able to strengthen the tension & make my book much stronger. #writetip

One of the best notes I received from an editor was in relation to minor characters. I was asked to write out each of their hopes, goals, wounds & how they conflicted with the protagonist. By doing this I was able to strengthen the tension & make my book much stronger. #writetip

One of the best notes I received from an editor was in relation to minor characters. I was asked to write out each of their hopes, goals, wounds & how they conflicted with the protagonist. By doing this I was able to strengthen the tension & make my book much stronger. #writetip
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#writetip: when I get stuck, I print out the last few chapters (or more) and read it on paper. Almost every time, there’s a moment where realize ‘this is where I went wrong’ where I skipped a plot beat, where something was too convenient, where for whatever reason, the story

#writetip: when I get stuck, I print out the last few chapters (or more) and read it on paper. Almost every time, there’s a moment where realize ‘this is where I went wrong’ where I skipped a plot beat, where something was too convenient, where for whatever reason, the story

#writetip: when I get stuck, I print out the last few chapters (or more) and read it on paper. Almost every time, there’s a moment where realize ‘this is where I went wrong’ where I skipped a plot beat, where something was too convenient, where for whatever reason, the story
— authorjesspayne

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You don’t need specific hardware, software, writing processes, rules, or anything else to write your book. You just need to actually write the book. :) Whatever you use to do that is up to you. #WriteTip

You don’t need specific hardware, software, writing processes, rules, or anything else to write your book. You just need to actually write the book. :) Whatever you use to do that is up to you. #WriteTip

You don’t need specific hardware, software, writing processes, rules, or anything else to write your book.
You just need to actually write the book. 🙂
Whatever you use to do that is up to you.
#WriteTip
— TheCleftonTwain

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Can we talk about plot & how your central story problem affects it? The central conflict is the driving force of the plot. If you don’t have a central problem, what are your characters solving? Where does the tension on them driving action & character change come from? #writetip

Can we talk about plot & how your central story problem affects it? The central conflict is the driving force of the plot. If you don’t have a central problem, what are your characters solving? Where does the tension on them driving action & character change come from? #writetip

Can we talk about plot & how your central story problem affects it? The central conflict is the driving force of the plot. If you don’t have a central problem, what are your characters solving? Where does the tension on them driving action & character change come from? #writetip
— HerringAli

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Try to develop steady work habits, maybe a more modest quota, but keep to it. Don’t be thin-skinned or easily discouraged because it’s an odds-long proposition; all of the arts are. Many are called, few are chosen, but it might be you. JOHN UPDIKE #amwriting #writing #writetip

Try to develop steady work habits, maybe a more modest quota, but keep to it. Don’t be thin-skinned or easily discouraged because it’s an odds-long proposition; all of the arts are. Many are called, few are chosen, but it might be you. JOHN UPDIKE #amwriting #writing #writetip

Try to develop steady work habits, maybe a more modest quota, but keep to it. Don’t be thin-skinned or easily discouraged because it’s an odds-long proposition; all of the arts are. Many are called, few are chosen, but it might be you.
JOHN UPDIKE
#amwriting #writing #writetip
— AdviceToWriters

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If a book’s not keeping you up at night, it’s not going to keep anyone else up at night. MARISHA PESSL #writing #writetip

If a book’s not keeping you up at night, it’s not going to keep anyone else up at night. MARISHA PESSL #writing #writetip

If a book’s not keeping you up at night, it’s not going to keep anyone else up at night.
MARISHA PESSL
#writing #writetip
— AdviceToWriters

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#WriteTip Need to expand POV? Share your MC’s assessment of their world. What do they think of the people and the politics (between the people)? What are the details only they would notice? What are their theories about what’s happening in the story?#amwriting #amrevising

#WriteTip Need to expand POV? Share your MC’s assessment of their world. What do they think of the people and the politics (between the people)? What are the details only they would notice? What are their theories about what’s happening in the story?#amwriting #amrevising

#WriteTip Need to expand POV? Share your MC’s assessment of their world. What do they think of the people and the politics (between the people)? What are the details only they would notice? What are their theories about what’s happening in the story?#amwriting #amrevising
— marchsoloway

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#writetip for #historicalfiction writers: Did you know you can take any word or phrase in your MS and search for it in Google Books with the max date set at your MS’s date to see if that word/phrase was in current usage? Especially useful for idioms and jargon.

#writetip for #historicalfiction writers: Did you know you can take any word or phrase in your MS and search for it in Google Books with the max date set at your MS’s date to see if that word/phrase was in current usage? Especially useful for idioms and jargon.

#writetip for #historicalfiction writers: Did you know you can take any word or phrase in your MS and search for it in Google Books with the max date set at your MS’s date to see if that word/phrase was in current usage? Especially useful for idioms and jargon.
— AmandaMcCrina

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#WriteTip At the end of section (chapter, scene, etc). Try ending on a revelation (a declarative sentence) that answers one question but raises 2-3 more in its wake. Give a character’s theory that may or may not be right. Fill the reader with wonder to turn the page. #amwriting

#WriteTip At the end of section (chapter, scene, etc). Try ending on a revelation (a declarative sentence) that answers one question but raises 2-3 more in its wake. Give a character’s theory that may or may not be right. Fill the reader with wonder to turn the page. #amwriting

#WriteTip At the end of section (chapter, scene, etc). Try ending on a revelation (a declarative sentence) that answers one question but raises 2-3 more in its wake. Give a character’s theory that may or may not be right. Fill the reader with wonder to turn the page. #amwriting
— marchsoloway

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#writetip Nothing makes your characters all sound the same faster than making them all snarky. Someone’s gotta be sincere.

#writetip Nothing makes your characters all sound the same faster than making them all snarky. Someone’s gotta be sincere.

#writetip Nothing makes your characters all sound the same faster than making them all snarky. Someone’s gotta be sincere.
— gwenckatz

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Seeing many stories set in the 1990s this hazy January morning. #JMSQueryBoxTrends (#WriteTip I find historical fiction works best when the story provides insight to current social issues or politics in our world today. Nostalgia is fun but not enough. #amwriting)

Seeing many stories set in the 1990s this hazy January morning. #JMSQueryBoxTrends (#WriteTip I find historical fiction works best when the story provides insight to current social issues or politics in our world today. Nostalgia is fun but not enough. #amwriting)

Seeing many stories set in the 1990s this hazy January morning. #JMSQueryBoxTrends
(#WriteTip I find historical fiction works best when the story provides insight to current social issues or politics in our world today. Nostalgia is fun but not enough. #amwriting)
— marchsoloway

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Stop worrying about whether people will read your book and just write it. NOBODY can read it unless you do. #WriteTip

Stop worrying about whether people will read your book and just write it. NOBODY can read it unless you do. #WriteTip

Stop worrying about whether people will read your book and just write it.
NOBODY can read it unless you do.
#WriteTip
— TheCleftonTwain

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Fear and lack of confidence will destroy your writing career long before lack of talent does. #writetip

Fear and lack of confidence will destroy your writing career long before lack of talent does. #writetip

Fear and lack of confidence will destroy your writing career long before lack of talent does. #writetip
— NatRusso

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#WriteTip If your chapters are very long, look for places to insert a pause (white space or chapter end). Good spots are reveals, a need for action or decision, unexpected reactions from other characters. Give your reader a beat to consider what lies ahead. #amwriting #amrevising

#WriteTip If your chapters are very long, look for places to insert a pause (white space or chapter end). Good spots are reveals, a need for action or decision, unexpected reactions from other characters. Give your reader a beat to consider what lies ahead. #amwriting #amrevising

#WriteTip If your chapters are very long, look for places to insert a pause (white space or chapter end). Good spots are reveals, a need for action or decision, unexpected reactions from other characters. Give your reader a beat to consider what lies ahead. #amwriting #amrevising
— marchsoloway

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