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You need stamina to transform that out-of-shape first draft into a story with staying power. Use these 4 revision strategies to make your novel go the distance.
by Lin Enger
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If you want to write books for teens—or any type of book with younger characters—channel your subjects’ world to focus your fiction by employing these helpful tips.
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Never underestimate the power of suspense—in any genre. Use these surefire techniques to make your book one readers won’t be able to put down.
by Elizabeth Sims
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You need stamina to transform that out-of-shape first draft into a story with staying power. Use these 4 revision strategies to make your novel go the distance.
By Lin Enger
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In the February issue, WD readers sounded off on their favorite writing rituals, tools and resources. But there’s more where that came from! Read on for more feedback from fellow writers on the things that really get their creativity flowing. How can you use their insights to enhance your own writing life?
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Your first impression of this machine is that whoever has been working on it has no idea what he’s doing. Your second impression is he knows exactly what he’s doing -- even if you can’t comprehend it.
by Matthew Wolfe
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Transposing your own powerful feelings, opinions, joys and sadness to your characters, every day, is the way to instill in your pages the wisdom that is living inside your novel—and you.
by Donald Maass
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Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Son of a Witch, invented a genre all his own, transforming the stories of childhood—namely, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, into today’s adult classics.
by Lauren Mosko
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Reflecting on his career and looking ahead to the release of what he calls his most important book, Mitch Albom attributes his diverse body of work to one skill: storytelling.
by Melissa Hill
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Don’t miss this special extended version of the WD Interview with literary great Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
by Zachary Petit
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