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Paragraph Basics
I’ve noticed a lot of interest in the Review of Sentence Basics recently, so I thought this topic might be a logical addition to my collection. For the purposes of today’s blog, I’m… more →
Kim W. Justesen - Writer/Teacher/Presenter
13 Tips to Improve Your Characterization
This Business of Writing wrote 9 hours ago: I spent a couple of days at a writers’ conference not too long ago and wanted to pass along a few th … more →
"To be? Or not to be?"
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This Business of Writing wrote 1 week ago: The Great Bard did have a way with words, didn’t he? I’ve been studying writing for some time now an … more →
Character Types in Fiction - Part 2
This Business of Writing wrote 1 week ago: In my most recent post I introduced two types of characters, The Hero, (protagonist), and the Mentor … more →
Character Types in Fiction
This Business of Writing wrote 1 week ago: As we travel together down the road of how to write a novel, I’ve talked about the steps your protag … more →
How to Use Conflict in Fiction
This Business of Writing wrote 1 week ago: Conflict is critical to any good story. It’s what makes your story worth reading and, in fact, is th … more →
Tips on Eliminating Unnecessarily Overused Adverbs
This Business of Writing wrote 2 weeks ago: Aspiring authors always hear about the need to reduce adverbs, but just how might that be done? Firs … more →
Interview with Elizabeth Chadwick, 2/2
This Business of Writing wrote 2 weeks ago: This is the second and final installment of my interview with the ever-gracious Elizabeth Chadwick. … more →
Interview w/ Elizabeth Chadwick, Best-selling Historical Fiction Writer
This Business of Writing wrote 2 weeks ago: The talented author, Elizabeth Chadwick, granted me an interview, the focus of which was to assist a … more →
Storytelling in 12 Easy Steps
This Business of Writing wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve read untold articles on what writers need to accomplish to move from the ranks of the unpublish … more →
Paragraph Basics
Kim Justesen wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve noticed a lot of interest in the Review of Sentence Basics recently, so I thought this to … more →
Tips for Establishing Setting in Your Novel
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This Business of Writing wrote 2 weeks ago: Setting is that aspect of your novel that gives the readers a sense of place and time. Read Elizabet … more →
Historical Dialogue in Fiction
This Business of Writing wrote 2 weeks ago: A recent post on this blog concerned the technique of bringing forth language from an earlier time a … more →
Tips to Finding Your Writer’s Voice
schulzecpatrick wrote 3 weeks ago: The word, “voice” is batted around in literary circles and agents always speak of looking for the “u … more →
Tips to Finding Your Writer’s Voice
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This Business of Writing wrote 3 weeks ago: The word, “voice” is batted around in literary circles and agents always speak of looking for the “u … more →
The Hidden Secret to Dialogue
schulzecpatrick wrote 3 weeks ago: Dialogue may be one of the toughest lessons a successful writer must learn and is often the differen … more →
How to Punctuate Dialogue
This Business of Writing wrote 3 weeks ago: For many authors punctuation is difficult even without using ellipses, colons and semicolons. Why, e … more →
Tips for Writing Effective Dialogue
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This Business of Writing wrote 3 weeks ago: Dialogue in your novel has much more impact than simply increasing word count. It is a necessary asp … more →
The Secret to Dialogue vs. Dialect
This Business of Writing wrote 3 weeks ago: Aspiring authors struggle with many issues and one of the most onerous is dialect. How does a writer … more →
A Cure for Writer's Block
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Kim Justesen wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m not blocked when I blog. It’s a strange phenomenon. I tend not to think of blogging … more →
