writing tips
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1. focus on a single story: don’t try to write every idea in your head. All you need is one idea, then expand on that. 2. Use prompts and short stories : the more you read stories in your niche, the better your creativity gets. Prompts are there to make you exercise your mental skills.
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Write every day and develop a formed habit. Study great Authors and discover your own voice. Network with like minded creatives and learn from professionals. Be prepared to carve out time in order to write consistently. Don’t let criticisms scare you. Determine who your audience are. What steps are you taking today?
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Have you ever wanted to write but you just don’t have the vibes? No inspiration, not a clue on what to write about. You pick up a pen then drop it on your journal or open your word doc and stare at it for hours with no single idea? It’s not that we’ve stopped becoming
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Often at times some writers tend to think that they do so much work and never get noticed. Truth is we do not appreciate ourselves enough before seeking validation from others. If you wish to learn how you can go from wanting to be validated to actually “never ignored”, here are a few things you
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1. A good idea : Brainstorm a number of creative storylines and find the one that is most compelling and connected to you. 2. Personal experience: find a way in which the story connects to you; your past, your present, your dreams, family, goals, past relationships etc then tell the story from that perspective. For
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Does your character have a traumatic past? Great. You need to understand it’s not always a good idea to add backstories to your book without knowing why it’s necessary or not. When writing your story ask yourself; What event affected your character negatively? Let’s say this character hates men. Why does she hate men? Now
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So you’ve probably heard of morning pages. I mean, you can’t mention books like On Writing, Bird By Bird, and The War Of Art without including The … How Morning Pages Can Improve Your Writing
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Scriptwriting is basically the blueprint of cinematic storytelling. While screenwriting is the process of writing stories in a screenplay medium, scriptwriting is the movement,actions, expression and dialogue of characters in screenplay in a format. How do you start? 1. Create a log line: your log line is 1/2 sentences that captures your entire story in
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A great story (novel) must have : 1. characters 2. Setting 3. Plot Twist, dialogue, pacing, good structure and anything else that might expand your story. Characters : your story needs a character that is believable. Someone your readers connect and relate to. In fiction writing, your main character is the protagonist, lead, hero or
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