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The trick to a great title is to find a happy balance between the all-too-forgettable and the truly over-the-top. You want to choose something that makes your readers think: What a fantastic title! Why didn’t I come up with it? Here’s how to do just that.
by Jacob M. Appel
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With a body of work spanning five decades, a Pulitzer Prize and membership in the Academy of Arts and Letters, Anne Tyler is a testament to the best kind of longevity—and the purity of the written word.
by Jessica Strawser
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Thomas Steinbeck on his debut story collection, the craft of writing, and growing up Steinbeck.
by Jessica Strawser
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Here are 4 simple exercises to help you invent characters for your fiction.
by Nancy Kress
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Creating characters’ backstories before you start writing is crucial because you’ll want to determine each one’s past experiences and the repercussions these experiences will have on your story before you begin. Here's a close look at the different ways you can introduce backstory.
by Rachel Ballon
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Answer the following questions for each of your main characters to help figure out how each one fits in your novel.
by Leigh Michaels
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You’ve gained admission to the publishing world. But now you have to stand out to an entirely new group: your audience.
by M.J. Rose
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“We’re past the age of heroes and hero kings. If we can’t make up stories about ordinary people, who can we make them up about?”--John Updike
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Any sane writer with a rare chance to tour a literary hero’s estate is going to sneak a hungry peek at the bookshelves. In few other places—among the polished chairs, antique vases and other stuffy artifacts—can you find such an authentic portal into the writing mind.
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Lessons and tips for working on specific aspects of your writing.
—From WD's Writer's Workbook section
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