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When to Keep (Or Kill) A Prologue
Six questions to ask yourself when figuring out if your prologue works (or doesn't)!
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3 Ways to Overcome Creative Imposter Syndrome
Raise your hand if you've ever felt like a fraud 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♂️
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Know the Difference: Erotica vs. Romance Novels
Hint: it’s all about the underlying theme.
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Figure Out the Heat Level in Your Novel
Unsure how to rate the level of spice, smut, or intimate scenes in your romance novel? Spice levels 1 through 6, explained.
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Other Writers Are Not Your Competition
How competition, fear of failure, and self-sabotage can ruin an author's career.
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Kourtney's 2023 Gift Guide for Fiction Writers
Need help finding a gift for the writer in your life? Look no further.
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Identifying Over-Telling in Your Writing
Building of Part 1 “Trusting Your Read = A More Immersive Reading Experience” - learn how to ID and fix moments of overtelling in your writing.
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Trusting Your Reader = A More Immersive Experience
Trusting your readers is all about believing they can and will pick up on the things you leave as clues in your backstory, world-building, characterization, etc.
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My Favorite Piece of Plotting Advice
Is your plot a series of 'stuffing happening' or does each scene build off the last?
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Character Agency in Fiction
Tired of hearing “I didn’t connect with your protagonist” from readers?
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The Key to Writing Meaningful Flashbacks
Flashback might be an important part of your novel. Make sure you use them effectively.
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How Long Should Your Chapters be?
If you’ve ever wondered about how long your chapters should be, this is the post for you!
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Punctuation: Action Beats vs. Dialogue Tags
This has to be one of the most common issues I see when editing.
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Preptober Step 6: Managing Writing Time
Other than writing, managing our time can be just as difficult.
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Preptober Step 5: Building Your Writing Community
Top 5 benefits of building your writing career early on in your writing career.
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Preptober Step 4: The Foundations of World-Building
Get your tools out, writers. We're building a whole fictional world today!