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So I know there is so much advice out there. I don’t know if this was already recommended or not. I’m working on somewhat of a romantic story. I found listening to love songs help to better write a love story.
I listen to pandora. A Scott Calcum station, Boyz II Men, R&B, etc. I have found that it gets me in “being in love mood” I hope I’m getting my point across.
I think it would help with writing block too.
At a time when concept is king, character development is the way to win the day. You’re querying literary agents with your latest novel in the slow-motion, post-pandemic publishing nightmare of 2022, and it feels like you’re getting nowhere. Rejections pile up in your inbox—if you’re lucky. The truth is, you’re so used to getting…
— Read on toryhunterbooks.com/2022/06/04/post-pandemic-querying-how-to-get-a-literary-agent-in-2022/
The right narrative mode for your story establishes perspective and how the reader relates to the story.
— Read on www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/narrative-mode.html
Pacing is a critical component of writing, whether you’re embarking on a novel, a novella, a short story, or a non-fiction book. As an author, you possess a key tool for pacing your audience’s reading experience: chapter length. The best authors manage the length of their chapters to pace the main character’s narrative arc. Proper chapter length also helps authors match their reader’s attention span and also build up anticipation for each twist and turn.
— Read on www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-pace-your-novel
In any good novel, a writer creates fictional characters by giving them goals, throwing obstacles in their way, and creating conflict. Writers connect a reader to a story by making characters relatable. Character development is one of the literary terms writers hear a lot, but it’s an essential element of fiction writing, and a hook into the narrative arc of a story.
— Read on www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-develop-fictional-characters
Try these techniques to change your novel’s squishy center into a sturdy bridge connecting the beginning of the story to the climax and the denouement.
— Read on medium.com/technical-excellence/the-middle-of-a-novel-is-the-hardest-part-to-write-57b7875fc969
When & How to Write Tragedy | Literary Terms
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Learn what figurative language is, along with the five most common types and how to use them correctly to enhance your own writing.
— Read on www.grammarly.com/blog/figurative-language/