Writing

Five Things George R. R. Martin Can Teach You About Writing - George R. R. Martin waves, imagining a dragon flying away.
Writing
Fred Johnson

5 Things George R. R. Martin Can Teach You About Writing

Twenty years ago, you might not have heard of George R. R. Martin, who, at that time, would have been merely the author of the modestly successful fantasy novel A Game of Thrones. In the years following, he would produce the sequels A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows,

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Sympathy Isn’t Empathy – Here’s Why That’s Your Problem - A young girl offers an old woman a flower.
Writing
Robert Wood

Sympathy Isn’t Empathy – Here’s Why That’s Your Problem

Taste is subjective, but at the core of whether or not a book finds an audience is its ability to invite the reader in; to become an experience the reader is having, rather than just a second-hand account. Achieving this feat is usually a mix of content and style, but if it’s something you want

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The Word 'They' Can Improve How You Self-Edit - Two people stand together. One of them points at a third, who is walking by.
Publishing
Robert Wood

The Word ‘They’ Can Improve How You Self-Edit

Editing your own work is a minefield of decisions, your map to safety cobbled together by tips and rules from a dozen different sources. Getting to the other side and publishing your book depends on hundreds of small choices, and it’s easy to find yourself halfway through a project, doubting every choice you’ve made so

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4 Signs Your Backstory Is Upstaging Your Real Story - A woman watches her younger self juggling, saying 'Show off.'
Writing
Rebecca Langley

4 Signs Your Backstory Is Upstaging Your Real Story

What would have happened if Tolkien crammed the entire contents of The Silmarillion into a prologue to The Lord of the Rings? Many Middle-earth fans find it hard enough to slog through The Silmarillion’s 500 pages of mythopoetic history; there’s no way most first-time readers would make it to the Shire, much less out of

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