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Month: January 2022

HOW TO LURE YOUR READERS TO LOVING YOUR PROTAGONIST

How To Lure Your Readers To Love Your Protagonist

Posted on January 30, 2022February 7, 2025 by mark

How To Lure Your Readers To Love Your Protagonist    What tip can you apply to your novel that will make your characters lovable? and make the reader want to turn the page to the end. Are there any secrets that a new writer can apply to their novel that will make you want to…

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HOW NOT TO WRITE A NOVEL AND AVOID BAD ADVICE

How Not To Write A Novel And Avoid Bad Advice

Posted on January 29, 2022February 7, 2025 by mark

How not to write a novel and avoid bad advice    What can help you, and what to avoid?  Do online programs help you become a great writer? As a new writer if you look online you’ll find a vast amount of websites that sell programs teaching you how to write your first novel.  Hosted…

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HOW STEPHEN KING CREATES SUSPENSE AND CONFLICT

How Stephen King Creates Suspense And Conflict

Posted on January 28, 2022February 7, 2025 by mark

How Stephen King creates suspense and conflict   What are his tricks you can apply to your novel? what makes him so good? In the genre of horror, there are countless writers who’ve published many novels, but somehow Stephen King’s name stands out more than the rest.  But not just horror, he stands out amongst…

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27 Differences in amateur and professional writers 

27 Differences In Amateur And Professional Writers

Posted on January 26, 2022February 7, 2025 by mark

27 Differences in amateur and professional writers    Which one are you? How to go from being one to the other. How are they different? If you had to make a list of the differences between the two what would you put on it?  Is there a difference?  What are the biggest things that point…

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DESTROYING 30 MYTHS ABOUT BEING A WRITER

Destroying 30 Myths About Being A Writer

Posted on January 25, 2022February 7, 2025 by mark

Destroying 30 myths about being a writer   What are the odd ones?  Can any of them be believed?  How can they help with your novel? Over time there have been some silly myths about writers that sadly new writers believe.  Some of the myths are downright weird.  But it doesn’t stop people from believing…

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HOW TO EXAMINE YOUR NOVEL CLOSE-UP AND OVERALL

How To Examine Your Novel Close-Up And Overall

Posted on January 23, 2022February 7, 2025 by mark

How to examine your novel close-up and overall    Using a microscope and telescope for novel writing.  How do they help?  What can be learned from the two that will make you a better writer?  Imagine how your life can change if you mastered the ability to see your novel up close and from a…

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SECRETS SUCCESSFUL WRITERS DON'T TELL YOU

Secrets Successful Writers Don’t Tell You

Posted on January 21, 2022February 7, 2025 by mark

secrets successful writers don’t tell you Is it possible to learn them?  Can they help with your novel?  How you can apply them right away   As a writer, you stare at your laptop wishing and waiting for a story to come to you.  You want to be the best writer out there, yet you…

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