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Writing Prompt: Home Makeover

By: dev-dorrance
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Aug. 6th, 2020

You can learn a lot about someone by simply walking into their house or apartment. Picture walking into a very modern house with muted colors and minimal decorations. Not a… Writing Prompt: Home Makeover

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How to Write Dialogue

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Jul. 30th, 2020

Authors often make the mistake of assuming that writing dialogue will be easy. You talk every day, how hard can it be to write someone speaking? But the truth is,… How to Write Dialogue

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Why is Setting Important?

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Jun. 5th, 2020

You feel a rare bout of confidence about a scene you wrote. There’s character development, a big reveal, emotional scene work, and you’re consistently showing not telling. You send it… Why is Setting Important?

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Common Writing Mistakes

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Aug. 15th, 2019

When people think of ‘writing mistakes’ they typically break out into a cold sweat thinking about the time they wrote their instead of they’re. However, though there are a myriad… Common Writing Mistakes

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Writing Exercise: Point of View

By: dev-dorrance
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Dec. 13th, 2018

Every person you come across in the world is utterly unique. They each have their own upbringings, experiences, public thoughts, private thoughts, fears, dreams, loves, and losses that work together… Writing Exercise: Point of View

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