Creating Characters – Tips & Resources
Creating characters readers will love is one of the most important parts of writing fiction. Use these tips and resources when creating characters for your first or next novel or short story.
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New Creative Writing Prompts
Here are 10 new creative writing prompts. Use one or more prompts each day this week to come up with a new story or just use the prompts to practice writing dialogue, action, or sensory details. One more thing. Each written prompt, below, also includes a visual prompt. If you don’t like the written prompt,…
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Plot Formats
Do you know these 4 kinds of plot formats? Note: This post may contain some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a penny more)! Read my full disclosure and privacy policies… Plot. As writers…
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New Creative Writing Prompts for the Week
I hope you’re using the weekly creative writing prompts to write some new short stories. If you haven’t tried any of the prompts yet, you might do it this week. I think you’ll find it’s kind of fun using a new prompt each morning. Plus, it gets you into a regular writing habit! 1. It…
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Using Descriptions in Your Writing – 4 Tips
A guest post from Karen Cioffi A description can be a powerful writing tool. The most important thing to keep in mind when using descriptions is to use your imagination. Close your eyes and picture what your character is doing. Picture what the scene looks like then paint it with words. Below are four tips…
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This Week’s Creative Writing Prompts
Writing prompts are a great way to get a little creative writing done on a regular basis. All you need to do is choose a new prompt each morning, then use it as the basis for a short story, or it might even give you a great idea for a new novel. Try these new…
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This Week’s Creative Writing Prompts
Here are 10 new writing prompts for the week. Use one prompt—or try combining several of them—each day this week and write a new short story. 1. It was just an old church, so why did it feel so creepy? 2. I started out in the cold that evening, even though I had no idea…
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A Dozen New Creative Writing Prompts
Every Sunday new creative writing prompts are posted here to help you get a start on your creative writing for the week. Choose a different prompt each morning and start a new short story, a poem, or even a song. Try it! 1. Julie would never forgive her sister for what she had done. 2….
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Storytelling – Keeping Your Reader Engaged
a guest post from children’s author and ghostwriter Karen Cioffi As an author it’s your job to create an engaging, compelling, suspenseful, intriguing, romantic, or other type of story content that will lure readers in and keep them turning the pages. But the key word for a successful story is ‘engaging.’ Engagement, according to Merriman-Webster.com,…
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Start Your Week with These New Creative Writing Prompts
Here are some new creative writing prompts for the week. Choose one or more prompts each morning this week and write a new short story, a poem, or even a song. 1. Mary Ann was not a morning person, but… 2. Karen didn’t plan on working as a barista at Starbuck’s forever, but the job…
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This Week’s Creative Writing Prompts
Use the following prompts to get a little creative writing done this week and start a regular writing practice. Simply choose one or more of the prompts each day to write a new short story, a poem, or even a song. 1. Margaux was ready for her new life in Rome. 2. Ben was the…
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A Dozen Creative Writing Prompts for the Week
Every Sunday I post new creative writing prompts here for the week ahead. Choose one or more prompts each day and start writing a short story, a poem, or even a song. Do this every morning and you will have created a regular writing practice. Here are this week’s prompts: 1. Mia had always wanted…
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