We’re constantly updating our articles to bring you the best advice on writing, editing, publishing, and marketing your book. This article was originally published on May 13th, 2014. By its nature, fiction is imaginary. It may comment on the real world, feel true to life, and even invite strong emotions, but it’s still fiction. Accordingly, few writers expect their readers to truly believe, …
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5 Things You Should Know If You’re Writing About The Internet
The internet is a huge part of modern life, making it an essential part of our depictions of modern life. But while most of us are familiar with our comfortable corner of the web, the internet as a whole is a vast, complicated space that has changed quite a bit since it entered public consciousness. Some of the ways we used to think about the internet no longer apply, while many realities of …
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What Authors Like You Need To Know About Writing Brits
Great Britain, if you haven’t heard of it, is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, just north of France. It’s very rainy, and the people who live here like to talk about how rainy it is more than perhaps any other topic. We’re consistent like that. Despite this inauspicious description, writers and filmmakers keep finding reasons to either set their work in Britain or write British characters. The …
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How To Master Similes And Metaphors In Your Writing – Part 2
In part 1 of this article (available here), I talked about what similes and metaphors are, how they differ, and how to choose between them in your writing. In this, part 2, we’ll be discussing how to really master these examples of figurative language; how to write better similes and metaphors, how to adopt figurative language into your writing style, and how to avoid the pitfalls that come with …
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How To Master Similes And Metaphors In Your Writing – Part 1
When it comes to improving your craft, a mastery of imagery is key. Being able to present the world outside the literal truth opens up a vista of possibilities that are otherwise closed off. Suddenly, characters, locations, and events can be anything, if only for a moment, vastly enhancing your ability to write unique, emotive prose. To that end, today I’ll be talking about similes …
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How To Turn Fan Fiction Into Original Work – Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of our article on ‘origifying’ fan fiction into something that stands (and can be sold) on its own two feet. In part 1 (available here), we discussed the basic logic of how to turn fan fiction into original work, and we began addressing superficial differences and cutting any ties that don’t serve our new story. In this, part 2, we’ll be getting a lot more practical, and since …
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