How To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: dialogue
Welcome to Part Thirteen of our popular fiction series. This week, Lucy looks at how to write dialogue – a particularly important part of writing good fiction. For the earlier articles in the series...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: sentence structure and punctuation
Welcome to Part Fourteen of our popular fiction series. This week, Lucy looks at sentence structure and punctuation – important writing elements that apply not only to fiction, but to all good...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: paragraphs
Welcome to Part Fifteen of our popular fiction series. This week, Lucy looks at paragraphs – important writing elements that apply not only to fiction, but to all good writing, so take careful note!...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: reviewing Act One, the beginning
Welcome to Part Sixteen of our popular fiction series. This week, Lucy shows how important it is to go back and review “Act One,” the essence of your work of fiction, to make sure you give everything...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: writer’s block
Welcome to Part Seventeen of this popular series. I was particularly interested to see how Lucy deals with the dreaded writer’s block, as it’s such a prize pain for anyone who wants and/or has to...
View ArticleHow does one REALLY become a better writer?
People tell you that all your content must be 100 percent original otherwise Google will cut off your head, hang it out to dry and confine you and your site to cyber-incineration. Well, tough sh*t. I...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: how to write a scene
Welcome to Part Eighteen of this popular series – this week, Lucy looks at how to write a “scene.” For the earlier articles in the series check out the category “Fiction Without The Fuss.” Click on...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: have fun with research
Welcome to Part Nineteen of this popular series – this week, Lucy looks at research, and how much fun you can have carrying it out to make your fiction more “believable.” For the earlier articles in...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: the beauty of good punctuation
Welcome to Part Twenty of this popular series – this week, novelist and publisher Lucy McCarraher looks at punctuation: not a boring technical issue, but an incredibly valuable tool to bring your...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: the crucial Act Two
Welcome to Part Twenty-One of this popular series. This week, novelist and publisher Lucy McCarraher looks at how you should review the crucial Act Two of your story … probably the most important...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: the 6 key fiction forms
Welcome to Part Twenty-Two of this popular series. This week, novelist and publisher Lucy McCarraher looks at the six key forms of fiction you can write and how they should be handled … how they...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: a good look at genres
Welcome to Part Twenty-Three of this popular series. This week, novelist and publisher Lucy McCarraher looks at the main fictions genres and sub-genres … what they entail, and how your fiction should...
View ArticleHow To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: tighten up your writing
Welcome to Part Twenty-Four of this popular series. This week, novelist and publisher Lucy McCarraher looks at how to tighten up your fiction so it avoids the over-writing pitfalls common to...
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How To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: TA-DA! Climax and Resolution
Welcome to Part Twenty-Seven of this popular series. This week, novelist and publisher Lucy McCarraher brings your story to a grand finale in Act 3, the Climax and Resolution, and helps you make...
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How To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: editing – chop until you drop?
Welcome to Part Twenty-Eight of this popular series. This week, novelist and publisher Lucy McCarraher shows you how to edit your story – often thought to be the most important part of the fiction...
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How To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: formatting that could make or break...
Welcome to Part Twenty-Nine of this popular series. This week, novelist and publisher Lucy McCarraher shows you how to format your manuscript ready for submission to agents, publishers, et al. You...
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How To Write Fiction Without The Fuss: submitting your manuscript successfully
Welcome to Part Thirty of this popular series. In this final part* of the series, novelist and publisher Lucy McCarraher shows you how to submit your manuscript to a publisher or literary agent in...
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Never mind how to write: learn how to edit
by Sandra Miller It’s no secret that modern people barely know how to write well. If you ask me, there are people who have great ideas and are talented enough to present them in a creative way, but...
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How to write poetry: 5 essentials you need to know
Follow Carolyn is currently promoting her latest book, The Moonsparrow Collection Many HTWB readers have asked me to run more articles about poetry, and I want to learn more about it, too! Here we...
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Blind Murder: not a book for the faint hearted
Follow With a title like “Blind Murder,” no prospective purchaser will expect this book to be about playful pussycats. Fortunately, the title prepares you for a crime novel that doesn’t, er, pussyfoot...
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