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3 Ways Ursula K. Le Guin Can Help You Improve Your Writing - Ursula K. Le Guin waves, a dragon and small boat in her thought bubble.
Writing
Rebecca Langley

3 Ways Ursula K. Le Guin Can Help You Improve Your Writing

When it comes to Ursula K. Le Guin, ‘inimitable’ is the first word that comes to mind. Multi-time winner of the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, and World Fantasy Award, and author of The Earthsea Cycle, The Left Hand of Darkness, and The Word for World Is Forest, her novels are genre-busting spectacles and

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10 Ways You Can Improve Your Work With Critical Reading - A writer holds a book sideways, confused.
Writing
Rebecca Langley

10 Ways You Can Improve Your Work With Critical Reading

In high school, our teachers had us conduct a torturous procedure they called ‘critical’ or ‘active’ reading. We had to summarize the plot on each page, highlight literary devices, and make our own observational notes until the books were no longer recognizable. Back when we just thought of ourselves as ‘readers’, it could seem like

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How To Manage Your Relationship With A Book As You Self-Edit - An author has a romantic dinner with her book.
Writing
Robert Wood

How To Manage Your Relationship With A Book As You Self-Edit

If editing a book is hard (and it is), editing your own book is five times harder. After all, this is likely to be something you care about as if it’s a part of you, but even if the stakes weren’t raised, you’d still be in the unenviable position of second-, third-, and fourth-guessing your

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Deep POV - An author strides along, holding a video camera.
Writing
Paige Duke

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Deep Point Of View

When it comes to writing a book that grabs the reader, authors need every tool possible. This is especially true when getting into the minds of your characters, where it can be easy to miss the key to unlocking their potential. That’s why, in this article, I’ll be taking a look at deep point of

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