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by ARHuelsenbeck I am blessed to have my own writing room. It’s my daughters’ former bedroom, outfitted with a desk, a dresser, two overfilled bookcases, two stuffed file cabinets, 3 stacks of TBR books, and 12 banker’s boxes of miscellany I need to find places for. I can generally be found there […] via Where Do… Continue reading Where Do You Write? — A Writer’s Path

W = (Who, What, Where, and When) Right up front, give your readers what they want, information. Show your readers an image that hooks them from the beginning. via 4 Puzzle Pieces to Hook Your Readers — A Writer’s Path

by Vic Salinas In my experience, writing battle scenes is a very dangerous endeavor. A writer has to walk a fine line between giving too much away and giving too little. While this is true of writing in general, it is especially true of combat. via How to Write Battle Scenes — A Writer’s Path

“Happy writing!” via Writing Tips for Beginners — Breathe

Draw the reader in and have an easier writing process by using one or more of these fiction writing tips. You want to write a novel – and you will! via Fiction writing tips: So you want to write a novel — When Women Inspire

Read any “How to Write” books, watch any author talk about how they did it, and they’ll tell you: They protected their writing time. This is the advice I have heard a thousand times and it’s the advice I’ve given out multiple times (even when I sometimes fail to follow it). Want to know why? […]… Continue reading Writing Tip: Set a Scheduled Time — KaylaAnn

by Lauren Sapala One of the first things a writer learns is about the power—and the challenge—of the rewrite. For those writers who assume that everything Ernest Hemingway wrote flowed perfectly out of his pen on the very first try, the illusion is shattered. The more experience a writer gains, the more they […] via 3… Continue reading 3 Major Types of Rewrites, and the Big Mistake to Avoid with All of Them — A Writer’s Path

by Andrea Lundgren It’s a topic that, in real life, we think about more than we’d like to admit: how much we make, how much we can spend, and how we can make more money all has a place in our thoughts. via Do Your Characters Worry About Money? — A Writer’s Path

by Michael Cristiano One of the biggest challenges I have as a writer has very little to with writing and very much to do with time and motivation. After spending eight hours at a 9-to-5, writing often gets left out of the weekday equation, especially when other commitments like personal upkeep, maintaining relationships, […] via 5… Continue reading 5 Ways of Balancing Your Writerly Life — A Writer’s Path

by Roz Morris I’ve been asked this question twice recently–in a conversation on G+ and by a student at my Guardian masterclass the other week. In both cases, the writers had encouraging feedback from agents, but one crucial criticism: the characters all seemed too similar. And probably this wasn’t surprising because of their story […] via… Continue reading Help! My Characters Are All Too Similar! 5 Tips to Make Them Distinct — A Writer’s Path