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Your writer's voice includes the words you choose (diction) and how you group those words (syntax). #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity #novels

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In It For the Long Haul: Until you actually break into print — or at least get close to it — the effort you put into your writing can feel like either an extravagant indulgence or a waste of time. https://buff.ly/3EKJ9hK #amwriting #writinglife #writingcommunity

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"I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing." — Elmore Leonard #amwriting #Jazz #inspiration #quotes #WritingCommunity

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Your writer's voice is also made up of the order in which you present events (structure) and your attitude toward your characters, subject and events of your novel (tone). #amwriting #writingtips #novels #WritingCommunity

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“Creativity is an import-export game. It is not a creation game.” — Ronald S. Burt #amwriting #creativity #quotes #writingcommunity

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Nailing the opening of your novel: https://buff.ly/431k2kQ #amwriting #novels #writingtips #writingcommunity

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"I love revision...We can't go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest." — Katherine Paterson #amwriting #amediting #writinglife #writingcommunity

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Structure is the backbone of your novel. It holds everything together. Your book can have the best writing, plot, dialogue, voice, theme, etc. but if you don’t structure it properly it won’t be very readable. #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity

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Developing a Short Story into a Novel: https://buff.ly/41qy6mZ #amwriting #novels #shortstory #writingcommunity

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“Creativity is an import-export game. It is not a creation game.” — Ronald S. Burt #amwriting #creativity #quotes #writingcommunity

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"I love revision...We can't go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest." — Katherine Paterson #amwriting #amediting #writinglife #writingcommunity

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Nailing the opening of your novel: https://buff.ly/431k2kQ #amwriting #novels #writingtips #writingcommunity

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Structure is the backbone of your novel. It holds everything together. Your book can have the best writing, plot, dialogue, voice, theme, etc. but if you don’t structure it properly it won’t be very readable. #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity

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“I've found the best way to revise your own work is to pretend that somebody else wrote it and then to rip the living shit out of it.” ― Don Roff #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity

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In It For the Long Haul: Until you actually break into print — or at least get close to it — the effort you put into your writing can feel like either an extravagant indulgence or a waste of time. https://buff.ly/3EKJ9hK #amwriting #writinglife #writingcommunity

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"I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing." — Elmore Leonard #amwriting #Jazz #inspiration #quotes #WritingCommunity

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Why Your Flashbacks Aren't Working: https://buff.ly/4ayKTpu #amwriting #flashbacks #writingtips #writingcommunity

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Your writer's voice is also made up of the order in which you present events (structure) and your attitude toward your characters, subject and events of your novel (tone). #amwriting #writingtips #novels #WritingCommunity

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Your writer's voice includes the words you choose (diction) and how you group those words (syntax). #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity #novels

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Death of South Korean actor at 24 sparks discussion about social media and internet culture https://buff.ly/4k5bKyE

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“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” – Margaret Atwood #amwriting #quotes #writinglife #writingcommunity

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The Perfect Guide for Where to Submit Your Writing (Does Not Exist) https://buff.ly/42UyriH #amwriting #publishing #writingcommunity

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“A good book isn't written, it's rewritten.”― Phyllis A. Whitney #amwriting #amediting #quotes #writingcommunity

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Suffering from a writer's freeze or block? Take one of your favorite novels, select a passage and type it in your word processor. Or watch a film with especially good storytelling. Or just take a break and don't be too hard on yourself. #amwriting #writersblock #writingcommunity

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When You Discover That You're a "Discovery Writer:" https://buff.ly/3EKnWUY #amwriting #plotter #pantser #writinglife #writingcommunity

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"First drafts are for learning what you want to say. Revision works with that knowledge to enlarge and enhance an idea, to reform it. Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing."—Bernard Malamud #amwriting #amediting #revision #writingcommunity

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"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”— Lao Tzu #amwriting #love #valentine #writingcommunity

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When revising, try dividing your book into 3 parts: The Beginning, Middle and End. When you read the beginning, does it promise the reader of what's to come? Does the middle drag or rush? Does the ending match the beginning in some way? #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity

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“A good book isn't written, it's rewritten.”― Phyllis A. Whitney #amwriting #amediting #quotes #writingcommunity

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Suffering from a writer's freeze or block? Take one of your favorite novels, select a passage and type it in your word processor. Or watch a film with especially good storytelling. Or just take a break and don't be too hard on yourself. #amwriting #writersblock #writingcommunity

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Why Agents Don’t Give Feedback—And Where to Get It Instead https://buff.ly/3CRLJBX #amwriting #amediting #agents #feedback #writingcommunity

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"The first draft is black and white. Editing gives the story color.” — Emma Hill #amwriting #amediting #quotes #writingcommunity

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Key Methods for Direct and Indirect Foreshadowing in Your Story https://buff.ly/4gaScpj #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity

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3 Ways to Experiment with Memoir Structure to Improve Your Narrative Arc https://buff.ly/3uLJVGu #amwriting #writingtips #memoir #writingcommunity

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"First drafts are for learning what you want to say. Revision works with that knowledge to enlarge and enhance an idea, to reform it. Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing."—Bernard Malamud #amwriting #amediting #revision #writingcommunity

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When revising, try dividing your book into 3 parts: The Beginning, Middle and End. When you read the beginning, does it promise the reader of what's to come? Does the middle drag or rush? Does the ending match the beginning in some way? #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity

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“Don’t wait for inspiration. It comes while working." — Henri Matisse #amwriting #inspiration #quotes #writingcommunity

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The Perfect Guide for Where to Submit Your Writing (Does Not Exist) https://buff.ly/42UyriH #amwriting #publishing #writingcommunity

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“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” – Margaret Atwood #amwriting #quotes #writinglife #writingcommunity

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When You Discover That You're a "Discovery Writer:" https://buff.ly/3EKnWUY #amwriting #plotter #pantser #writinglife #writingcommunity

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“Writer’s block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.” ― Steve Martin #amwriting #writersblock #writinglife #writingcommunity

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Subplots can add depth and resonance to a story, but sometimes, they just knock the whole novel off track: 5 Questions to Ask Before Adding a Subplot https://buff.ly/3Ez9jnF #amwriting #subplots #novels #writingcommunity

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A good opening for your novel should keep your reader wondering what will happen next, convey the tone of your book, and immerse your reader in its physical world. #amwriting #novels #writetip #writingcommunity

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“A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam.” — Frederik Pohl #amwriting #quotes #writingcommunity

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To keep readers engaged, build each of your scenes toward a breaking point, then reveal something new about the characters, their world, or the plot. https://buff.ly/4guVlQK #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity

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Flashbacks aren't inherently "bad" — you can use them effectively in your novel. But make sure they offer compelling and essential info that will make readers understand more about your main character, a plot development or setting. #amwriting #writetip #novels #writingcommunity

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Beware of Writer Burnout: https://buff.ly/4jJbCo2 #amwriting #writinglife #burnout #writingcommunity

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“I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me.” — Hunter S. Thompson #amwriting #writinglife #quotes #writingcommunity

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