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Voice Lessons
Middle grade author Sherri Winston shares her tips and tricks for creating a character with a voice that is both believable and relatable.
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Writer's Digest · Voice LessonsMiddle grade author Sherri Winston shares her tips and tricks for creating a character with a voice that is both believable and relatable.
How I Handle In-Person Research as a Thriller Writer
Bestselling author Elise Hart Kipness breaks down how she does in-person research (like at the US Open) as a thriller writer.
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Writer's Digest · How I Handle In-Person Research as a Thriller WriterBestselling author Elise Hart Kipness breaks down how she does in-person research (like at the US Open) as a thriller writer.
From Historical Romance to Contemporary Fiction: Reinventing Your Writing Career Without Losing Readers
Bestselling author Julia London discusses the necessity of writers reinventing themselves over a writing career and how to make it work.
https://www.writersdigest.com/from-historical-romance-to-contemporary-fiction-reinventing-your-writing-career-without-losing-readers
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Writer's Digest · From Historical Romance to Contemporary Fiction: Reinventing Your Writing Career Without Losing ReadersBestselling author Julia London discusses the necessity of writers reinventing themselves over a writing career and how to make it work.
The Billion-Dollar Genre: Why Romance Writing Matters
Author Leslie J. Wyatt breaks down why romance writing matters beyond the fact that it's the bestselling genre around year after year.
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A Way to Write Science Fiction About Climate Change
Author Tim Chawaga shares a way to write science fiction about climate change by looking at his debut novel Salvagia.
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Writer's Digest · A Way to Write Science Fiction About Climate ChangeAuthor Tim Chawaga shares a way to write science fiction about climate change by looking at his debut novel Salvagia.
Catherine Dang: Focus on the Paragraph in Front of You
In this interview, author Catherine Dang discusses the shocking true story that helped inspire her new coming-of-age horror novel, What Hunger.
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Writer's Digest · Catherine Dang: Focus on the Paragraph in Front of YouAuthor Catherine Dang discusses the shocking true story that helped inspire her new coming-of-age horror novel, What Hunger.
From Fact to Fiction: Making the Leap From Crime Reporter to Crime Novelist
Making the switch from being a crime reporter to writing crime fiction involved what I’d call a movement “from the outer to the inner.” As a journalist, I was out...
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Writer's Digest · From Fact to Fiction: Making the Leap From Crime Reporter to Crime NovelistFormer crime reporter Walter B. Levis shares the different tools used for being a crime reporter and crime novelist and benefits of both.
When Silence Speaks: Letting the Illustrations Do the Talking in Graphic Novels
Author and comedian Jyoti Chand shares five tips for writers who aren't illustrating their graphic novel and four common mistakes.
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Writer's Digest · When Silence Speaks: Letting the Illustrations Do the Talking in Graphic NovelsAuthor and comedian Jyoti Chand shares five tips for writers who aren't illustrating their graphic novel and four common mistakes.
On Creating Secondary Characters
Bestselling author Rhys Bowen shares nine thoughts on creating secondary characters that readers will love.
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Writer's Digest · On Creating Secondary CharactersBestselling author Rhys Bowen shares nine thoughts on creating secondary characters that readers will love.
Rachel Eve Moultong: Always Listen to Your Editor
In this interview, author Rachel Eve Moultong discusses how writing out a rant at her daughter’s swim meet led to her new horror novel, Tantrum.
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Writer's Digest · Rachel Eve Moultong: Always Listen to Your EditorIn this interview, author Rachel Eve Moultong discusses how writing out a rant at her daughter’s swim meet led to her new horror novel, Tantrum.
Writing Witty Banter That Actually Works (by Looking at How to Ruin Good Banter in 5 Easy Steps)
Bestselling author Emma St. Clair breaks down how to write witty banter that actually works by looking at how to ruin good banter.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-witty-banter-that-actually-works-by-looking-at-how-to-ruin-good-banter
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Writer's Digest · Writing Witty Banter That Actually Works (by Looking at How to Ruin Good Banter in 5 Easy Steps)Bestselling author Emma St. Clair breaks down how to write witty banter that actually works by looking at how to ruin good banter.
Joy Fielding: I Always Know the Beginning and the End of My Novels
In this interview, author Joy Fielding discusses the surprising humor in her new thriller, Jenny Cooper Has a Secret.
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Writer's Digest · Joy Fielding: I Always Know the Beginning and the End of My NovelsIn this interview, author Joy Fielding discusses the surprising humor in her new thriller, Jenny Cooper Has a Secret.