If yes, then you’re in the right place. It’s time to learn how to: Generate ideas Create believable characters Cultivate effective plots Make your writing time productive Just enter your name and e-mail below and click “sign up” for StorySimplicity updates – it’s free. Sign up for updates – it’s FREE! Name: Email:
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Have you ever been half way through a book and thought, ‘this is rubbish, I’m not even sure why I’m reading it’? Well there’s a good reason why it would be worth your while sticking with it – it could help you to write a better story. Other people’s ‘rubbish’ stories can help [...]
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Have you ever heard of a website called Paperlanternlit.com? I hadn’t until recently. I can’t remember exactly how I came across it but I’m really glad I did. It’s offering such a fab opportunity for new writers that I want everyone who comes across this blog to know about it – so please [...]
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One of the most amazing and wonderful things about literature is that it’s utterly subjective – that’s the point. If you expect to stand under a shower of perpetual praise there’s something wrong with you. J. K. Rowling, Author of Harry Potter (Click to Tweet quote) I just heard J.K. Rowling say this in [...]
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Using music to generate story ideas Generating story ideas doesn’t have to be a chore. In fact, you can even do it whilst doing things you love. Yes, I’m serious! Don’t you believe me? You will. In this post I’m going to share with you how you can generate story ideas from listening to your [...]
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On the left side we have the YES TEAM and on the right side we have the NO TEAM. The question is…. Should I tell people that I want to be a fiction writer? It’s something you want to do and fiction writing isn’t illegal the last time I checked. So what’s the problem? [...]
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Does the Find-Follow-Interact Technique really work? In a previous post, I described the Find-Follow-Interact Technique as a way to motivate yourself to write and connect with professional writers. The big question is, does this technique really work? For me, it definitely does. Here’s how using the technique on Meg Cabot (author of many books including [...]
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Do you want to know how to generate loads of story ideas AND be able to know which idea to run with and turn into a full blown story? Then you’re in the right place because this ultimate guide to generating and cultivating story ideas introduces you to the best tips on how to do this [...]
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So you’ve got an idea for a story or you love the idea of writing a story, but you’re not really sure whether you’re ‘into it enough’ to actually sit down and write the thing. Then maybe ‘New Writer’s Motivation Checklist‘ that I’ve developed can help. It’s a simple, free, quick tool that you can [...]
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What is motivation? Do you have any little tricks up your sleeve that you use for motivating yourself to do something? For me, motivation the desire and ability to finish something that I start. And I get it by having a combination of 4 magic ‘C’ words. Commitment + Clarity + Calendar + Consistency That’s [...]
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