Was there a teacher who inspired you to write? TM Dunn talks about hers–and how she hopes she inspired her teacher, too. But she also wonders: Can teaching writing interfere with actually writing?
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Uh-oh. Your character overhears
something they should not have heard.
And now they know it.
If they reveal it, they’re in trouble.
If they don’t, someone else
is in trouble.
Write that scene.
Even the most highbrow of literary types need to create a sense of tension and anticipation to keep the reader turning pages–and Polly Stewart shares some secrets for amping up the suspense in your novel, no matter what the genre!
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Does every word you write have a purpose? Every paragraph? USA Today Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan demonstrates how to go through your manuscript and ask: Why is this necessary in my novel? What work does it do?
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Writing prompt: How long has it been since your character had a vacation? Why is...
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