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Dictation for First Drafts // a guest post by Jeremiah Friedli
In this post, Jeremiah Friedli shares his experience with dictation as a writing tool, emphasizing its benefits for speeding up the writing process and reducing physical strain. He discusses the pros and cons of dictation, including accuracy issues and the wandering nature of spontaneous speech.
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Interview with Noah Mugrage
Today's post features an interview with author Noah Mugrage, who shares his writing journey, routine, and inspirations. Noah discusses his current serial, "In Sunlight and Frost," emphasizing the importance of storytelling, entertainment, and responsibility in writing.
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Getting Your Readers Invested: 6 Ideas to Increase Plot Tension
Plot tension is crucial to good storytelling. Today I'm sharing six techniques that will enhance the tension in your plot tension and grab your readers from the very beginning.
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Into the Lamp is going to be PUBLISHED!!!
I can't believe the time has finally come to announce my debut fantasy novel's release!
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Editing FAQs with Cate VanNostrand
Thinking about being a freelance editor or just wanting to improve your editing abilities for your stories? Joining Teen Writers' Nook today is editor, author, and blogger Cate VanNostrand to answer some frequently asked questions about editing!
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TWN is on Instagram Plus a LOT of Announcements
Teen Writers' Nook is now on Instagram and is welcoming on Victoria Crooks as our social media manager. And even more exciting updates and announcements!
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Four Reasons Why The False Prince’s Opening Works// analyzing story beginnings part 1
Teen Writers' Nook is turning four years old at the end of July, which got me thinking about the first post I ever wrote for the site about novel's opening lines. In celebration, I'm beginning a new series where I break down and analyze why certain story openings work so well! (Next live stream announcement included inside.)
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What’s Up With Our Heroines? // Crafting Female Characters Readers Will Root For
Heya, TWNers! I’m back to announce our next livestream happening tonight (July 8th) at 7 PM EDT (New York time). I’ve been looking forward to having a discussion on heroines for a while now. For the past year, I’ve been on a journey ever since I noticed how frequently I kept seeing GoodReads reviewers and readers mentioning how irritating the latest female protagonist was. It kept showing up frequently that I couldn’t ignore forever that there was a problem. What’s wrong with our heroines that audiences are faster to tear them apart or DNF a book than stick to the end? What are we doing wrong? Was there even something…
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Let’s Finish that First Draft: Staying Motivated in a Project Ft. Kaytlin Phillips
The post announces Teen Writers' Nook's upcoming summer livestream featuring author Kaytlin Phillips tomorrow at 2 PM EDT. This session will focus on overcoming the struggle of completing the first draft and finding the motivation to stick with one project.
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how to craft deep, emotional prose ✍️ (WITH EXAMPLES) – a guest post by Saraina Whitney
Heya, TWNers! I am SO excited to have one of my favorite bloggers and dearest friends Saraina Whitney featured on Teen Writers’ Nook today! I’ve been wanting to get her on the blog for a while now so this is a real treat! She is bringing some amazing insights in one of the most important aspects of writing: how to craft deep, emotional prose. Before we jump into it, though, I want to let y’all know real quick that I am going to be going LIVE on YouTube TONIGHT at 7 PM Eastern Time. I’ll be having Author Conservatory student and writer Allie Jo Andersen with me so if you have any burning…
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Dual POVs: The Pros and Cons of Having More than One Point-of-View
Dual POVs appear commonly in fiction, but there are pros and cons to having one. What may work for one book will only hurt another. If you're considering including a second perspective in your WIP, I have complied a list of the potential benefits as well as some areas to watch out for.
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Reanalyzing the Comic Relief Character
Today, I am reflecting on the comic relief character type, recognizing its value in literature while acknowledging nuances distinct from animated films like Disney. I will also propose four tips for effectively writing these characters.
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Russian History Trivia with Cate (In Which I Pretend to Know More than I Do)
In celebration of my upcoming historical thriller based in Soviet Russia, I have collaborated with Cate from The Southern Story Scribbler in a trivia quiz on Russian history, highlighting our respective historical expertise. We discuss topics like Stalin's Five Year Plans, WWI alliances, and the origins of Christianity in Russia.
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How to Know Who Should Be Your Novel’s Main Character
Every novel has a main character, but not every character should be the protagonist. Writers struggling to decide who the protagonist of their novel is should ask themselves this one question.
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TWN is Hosting its First Reading Challenge!
Hello lovely readers!! I hope you have been enjoying your January and have had time to read a good book! It’s been awhile since Teen Writers’ Nook has done something fun and exciting (our plans for last year were unfortunately halted, but we still have every intention of getting back to it soon!). So to kick off the new year, even if we are a few weeks late, we’ve decided to create our very FIRST year-long reading challenge prompt list!!!!!!! via GIPHY The three of us worked together to create prompts for each month as well as a recommendations list for each month’s prompt. You don’t have to read any of…
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Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Mindset as an Author – Guest Post from Grace A. Johnson
Heya, TWNers! I’m back today with another guest post from the one and only Grace A. Johnson! She truly needs no introduction as she’s practically become something of a TWN legend around here. 😉 Grace is one of my dearest friends AND the publisher who’s giving Don’t Let Me Go and the rest of the Lost Empire series a chance to sit on the shelves! It’s safe to say I wouldn’t be the person or writer that I am today without her support, guidance, love, and encouragement. She’s a wonderful young lady, both inside and out, and I’m SO excited to see where God’s going to take her in the…
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Know the Novel Part 1: Introduction (Featuring Don’t Let Me Go)
Today's post is the Know the Novel linkup hosted by Christine Smith where I'll be discussing my upcoming debut historical novel, Don't Let Me Go
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How to Balance School and Writing
One of the hardest parts of writing is actually making time to write. Whether it's school or a job, life can get in the way of our best intentions to write. But if you're ready to get serious about your writing this semester and want some help in balancing school and writing, then TWN's got you covered with a few great tips!
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Interview with Teen Author Deigan Marie
TWN is so excited to feature teen writer Deigan Marie today with a fun interview!
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My Novel is Going to be… PUBLISHED!!! 😱
I can't believe the chance has finally come for me to do this post! Yep, you read it correctly. The time has come! I'm going to be a PUBLISHED NOVELIST! All the details are featured in today's post!
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