Today, Alex Limberg is with us again, and he is talking about one of the most important and tricky issues in writing: Endurance. It doesn’t matter how well we write, how pretty the prose or witty the dialogue. WE MUST FINISH. No half-finished brilliant manuscript ever became a runaway best-seller but a lot of finished …
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Nov 04 2016
How to Write Endings that "Wow!"
The end is what your readers will take with them from your book. It’s your closing argument and the last thing they read. It’s what they will remember when they think back to your story in a couple of years, if they remember anything at all.
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Sep 16 2016
Adding Depth to Your Fiction—Body Language 101
Today regular guest writer Alex Limberg is back with a post that will make any of your dialogue scenes sound so much smoother. His piece is about body language. Raise your eyebrows and drop your chin in delight, because Alex is about to help you get under your readers’ skin with your dialogue. Also, you …
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Jul 29 2016
4 Powerful Ways to Improve Your Writing
When you start out writing, like with any new skill, what you are doing just feels clumsy and deficient. The ugly truth is, the beginning stage is painful for novices of any field.
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May 13 2016
Making Fiction Come Alive! Using the Senses for Maximum Impact
Anything that talks to our senses feels a lot more real to us. It is through senses that we experience our entire world. We crave sensory experiences.
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