How Can Writers Pay It Forward?

As we’ve journeyed through the writing learning curve, we’ve been helped by others. How can we pay that assistance forward to help other writers?

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How Can Writers Pay It Forward?

Need Advice from an Editor?

As we go through the editing process, we might have questions we wish we could ask a professional editor. How can we get our question answered?

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Need Advice from an Editor?

Professional Beta Readers: What to Expect — Guest: CeCe Downs

If the usual beta-reading exchange doesn’t work for us, would a professional professional beta reader be good? What should we look for?

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Professional Beta Readers: What to Expect — Guest: CeCe Downs

Our Story’s Essence: What’s the Story We Want to Tell?

Last week, we talked about discovering the essence of our character, but what about the essence of our story. What makes a story idea the one we want to tell? And why does understanding our story’s essence matter?

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Our Story’s Essence: What’s the Story We Want to Tell?

How Do We Check the Facts in Our Fiction? — Guest: Selina J. Eckert

Fiction has to make more sense than real life, and logic and consistency are required. Selina J. Eckert shares her advice on how to make sure our fiction rings true through fact-checking.

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How Do We Check the Facts in Our Fiction? — Guest: Selina J. Eckert

How Can a Good Publishing Partner Help Us? (and Blogiversary Winners!)

With all the obstacles in the way of our success, it can sometimes feel like we’re all alone in this career. But if we’re lucky, we might have the sense that our writing community and publishing partners are pulling for us too.

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How Can a Good Publishing Partner Help Us? (and Blogiversary Winners!)

Are Sneaky Plot Holes Lurking in Your Story?

It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, and this time we’re talking about plot holes, especially the kind that sneak into our stories.

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Are Sneaky Plot Holes Lurking in Your Story?