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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 hour ago

The difference between Accent vs. Ascent vs. Assent Similar spellings, comparable and even identical pronunciations…no wonder there’s confusion among writers about these three words.Accent usually is a noun that means a distinct style of speak…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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2 days ago

Delete nulls from your novel, short story Sometimes the only purpose of a story’s sentence is to say that nothing happened. Such sentences are called “nulls”. An example would be the sentence “He said nothing.” Fortunately, nulls are easy …

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Book Doula

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2 days ago

One of the fastest ways to improve your book: read it out loud. You’ll instantly hear awkward sentences, pacing issues, and dialogue that doesn’t feel natural.
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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2 days ago

Utilize Chekhov’s gun to make plot work You’ve probably read at least one story in which upon reading their climax in which the hero uses some object to help him achieve victory, thought to yourself, “How convenient that it was ther…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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3 days ago

3 Tips on Writing Your Story’s Climactic Scene Click the title for a link to the full article: • Write your story’s penultimate scene  In every story, there comes a turning point or an ultimate moment in which the situation has become so …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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4 days ago

7 Tips on Creating Conflict in Your Story Conflict is the core of any novel or short story, setting the tale in motion and sustaining it until the main character resolves the issue. Here are seven great tips about creating conflict in your…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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4 days ago

5 Great Tricks for Using MS Word’s Track Changes If self-publishing, odds are you’re writing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and probably even formatting it using that software. You’ll likely use Word’s Track Changes function …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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4 days ago

Thinking up a title that sells your nonfiction book With nonfiction books, you’ll want to select a title that helps rather than hinders sales. A good title ensures that your book will be easy to find as it pops up in search engine queries; a bad tit…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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5 days ago

How to self-edit and revise your fiction story Rarely does a writer create the perfect first draft. Usually several drafts are needed to get close to what the writer envisioned upon committing the story’s first word to paper or computer me…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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6 days ago

Avoid clever-author syndrome in storytelling When we’ve mastered some skill – say ball handling in basketball – we often like to show off. So when we’re on the sidewalk with the neighbor kids, we’ll spin the ball on a finger or perform s…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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6 days ago

How to self-edit and revise your fiction story Rarely does a writer create the perfect first draft. Usually several drafts are needed to get close to what the writer envisioned upon committing the story’s first word to paper or computer me…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

Writing Inspiration: Establish milestones Establishing milestones is another way to make progress on your book. For example, if you write an average of 1000 words a day, and a chapter in your book is about 5000 words long, in five day…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

1 week ago

Writing Inspiration: Establish milestones Establishing milestones is another way to make progress on your book. For example, if you write an average of 1000 words a day, and a chapter in your book is about 5000 words long, in five day…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

1 week ago

Delete nulls from your novel, short story Sometimes the only purpose of a story’s sentence is to say that nothing happened. Such sentences are called “nulls”. An example would be the sentence “He said nothing.” Fortunately, nulls are easy …

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@whproduction.bsky.social

1 week ago

Quick Tip: Lightning Effect in After Effects ⚡

Bring dramatic motion and energy into your edits with this effect.

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

1 week ago

7 Tips on Creating Conflict in Your Story Conflict is the core of any novel or short story, setting the tale in motion and sustaining it until the main character resolves the issue. Here are seven great tips about creating conflict in your…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

1 week ago

7 Tips on Creating Conflict in Your Story Conflict is the core of any novel or short story, setting the tale in motion and sustaining it until the main character resolves the issue. Here are seven great tips about creating conflict in your…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

Fix scene by employing black box analysis One question a number of writers have when editing their novel or short story is if a scene succeeds or not. Sometimes they feel the scene lacks importance, yet they hesitate to cut or revise …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

7 Tips for Writing Story Characters • What are your characters’ motivations? • Do your characters’ actions arise from their needs? • Downgrade your minor characters Not all characters in…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

7 Tips for Writing Dialogue in Fiction For the full article, click the linked title: • Place ‘said’ after speaker’s name Does placing said before or after attribution – as in Thales said or said Thales – matter? The an…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

‘Fast forward’ to keep your story moving Despite the mantra of “show don’t tell,” sometimes when telling a story, you’ll need to use exposition. A good example of this is when one character must catch up another on what has occurred. Thou…

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Avid Pro Tools

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1 week ago

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Online Writing Log

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1 week ago

I think most writers (especially new ones) underestimate how long editing takes. Tracking it changed everything for me and allowed me to better plan for the next time.

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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2 weeks ago

Five Great Humorous Thoughts on Writing “The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.” – Alan Dean Foster“Writing is like sausage making in my view; you’ll all be happier in the end if you just eat the final product…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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2 weeks ago

Don’t burden us with a self-indulgent digression Many writers pen stories to make a statement about an ethical or political issue. This is especially true in science fiction; the movie “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, for example, is largely abou…

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Irish Literary Times

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2 weeks ago

We recommend heavy-duty 5-litre concentrates with industrial-strength disinfectant, applied with a forged-steel wire brush—or, for tougher cases, an angle grinder with a sanding disc. #editingtips

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Remain wary of using fast-forward in story A literary device that’s often overused by novice writers is that of the fast-forward. This involves taking the story out of its timeline by going to a point in the future. In doing so, the scene r…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Don’t burden us with a self-indulgent digression Many writers pen stories to make a statement about an ethical or political issue. This is especially true in science fiction; the movie “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, for example, is largely abou…

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