Empathetic writing is one of the most powerful tools a writer can employ, crafting a world and a cast of characters who evoke genuine emotion. Of course, emotion is a delicate thing, and it’s important that as you pursue empathetic writing, you’re also considering humane storytelling. That’s why, in this article, I’ll be exploring how …
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Sometimes, improving your writing is a case of learning craft, and sometimes it’s just about knowing what to tackle when you edit. Dramatic dialogue can benefit from both so, in this article, I’ll be outlining eight clichés to edit out of your work, as well as exploring the logic behind why they’re such a problem. …
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Any writer worth their salt knows that characters are at the center of good fiction. You can write the best story in the world but, if your characters are flat stereotypes, no one’ll even make it to the end. Characters breathe life into your fiction, they populate the worlds you create, and they drive the …
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John Grisham may be one of the wealthiest writers alive today. He’s spent almost every one of the past twenty-five years with a book in the bestseller charts, and for a long time his was the only voice garnering attention in the growing world of legal fiction. Those days, however, have come to an end. …
