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How to Self-Edit Your Manuscript Like a Pro By Lisa Lepki CMO at Fictionary You wrote a novel! Well done. Reaching the NaNoWriMo goal of 50,000 words in a month is an impressive feat. So, now you can just sit back, put up your feet and wait for the publishers to come knocking....
Some authors like to write their first draft by jumping around between different scenes: they write whatever inspires them on a particular day, then they piece it all together at the end. I don’t think that’s a great approach for most novelists – it can lead to you leaving all the h...
Why Write Fantasy? This is actually a question I’ve asked myself a number of times. Because, for a lot of people, fantasy can feel intimidating. It’s hard enough writing about the real world, much less create an entirely new one that needs to feel consistent. ...
The inciting incident is one of the most important plot points in any story. A great inciting incident should pave the way for everything else to follow. So what exactly is the inciting incident, and how do you write an effective one?
we can learn how to write good endings, in part, by reading as many books and stories as possible. Guy Gavriel Kay’s stand-alone fantasy novel,Tigana, has one of the finest endings of any book I’ve ever read. It is haunting and beautiful and — surprisingly — uncertain. But it is...
You’ve spent months hunkered over your favorite table in the coffee shop scribbling away on legal pads to finish writing the novel that’s been tickling your brain for years. You’ve typed it all up, revised everything, made your manuscript sparkle and you truly believe your book will bea...
Keep an exact copy of the manuscript file you sent in, backed up separately from your master document. For example, if your master manuscript file is namedmy-novel.docx, keep an exact copy of the file you submitted namedmy-novel-penguin-submission-feb-3-2024.docx. It’s important to trac...
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