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Harlan Ellison was a giant of speculative fiction. The author of more than 1,800 stories, essays, and articles, dozens of teleplays and movie scripts, and winner of eight Hugo Awards, four Nebula Awards, five Bram Stoker Awards, and two World Fantasy Awards, among others, Ellison is remembered both for his own writing (including the short stories ‘I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream’ and ‘“Repent, …
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One thing we’re not short of in 2020 is dedicated writing software. From heavyweights like Scrivener and ProWritingAid to more focused tools like Sigil (which allows you to work directly into .EPUB format) and WriteItNow (which comes loaded with author-oriented features such as character design tools), today’s author is spoiled for choice in terms of where they write and/or edit their work. In …
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Yes, it’s the writing advice every author gives and almost no-one actually follows. After all, modern life is busy, and who has the time to literally dedicate part of every day to writing? But wait! The reason that ‘write every day’ gets trumpeted so often is because it’s an effective way to write that isn’t actually as hard as it sounds. That’s why, in this article, I’ll be telling you exactly …
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Reader, I have a confession to make: I like Jonathan Franzen. I know, I know, but look – put down your pitchforks, call off the hounds of Twitter, let’s talk about this. I know it’s popular to hate on Franzen. I know that, ever since he thought The Corrections was too good for Oprah’s Book Club (which, I mean, it was), the consensus has been that Franzen’s a wealthy, elitist, privileged pig who …
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Who, what, when, where, why, and how? Six key questions for any storyteller to answer. But how do you actually use them to improve your writing? Well, that’s the question we’ll be answering today. Or, at least, that’s the question we’ll be telling you how Rudyard Kipling answered in his poem ‘I Keep Six Honest Serving Men.’ Rudyard Kipling’s famous personification of the five Ws + H is a …
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If you have tried everything to banish procrastination from your life but you’re still struggling, you’re going to want to tune in today. Mel Robbins’ The 5 Second Rule can help even the most willful procrastinator have their breakthrough. What makes this technique different from everything else you’ve tried to get yourself motivated? Read on to find out, but I’ll give you a hint: it has …
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