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Structural Mastery: Why the Classics Endure

Jane Friedman

Todays post is by David Griffin Brown and Michelle Barker , co-authors of Story Skeleton: The Classics and Immersion and Emotion: The Two Pillars of Storytelling. Weve come across many authors who believe that plot points amount to paint-by-numbers storytellingor that only genre writers need to worry about structure.

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The Platform Authors Need Now (That Isn’t Social Media)

Jane Friedman

For many writers, platform is a dirty word. If you’re a more literary writer (where what attracts readers to your work is the quality of the prose and the depth of the concept), start working your way up the literary magazine ladder. Today’s guest post is by Allison K Williams ( @guerillamemoir ).

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How to Create a Swipe File: A Guide for Bloggers & Writers

Smart Blogger

It’s little wonder then why writers, bloggers, copywriters, students, and creatives from all fields use swipe files to fine-tune their writing skills and brainstorm fresh ideas. When these writers needed to create a new piece of content, swipe files gave them something to lean on. But what is a swipe file anyway?

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Journals and Dreams: The Unsung Heroes of Literature

Jane Friedman

Not all authors remember or rely on their dreams, but dreamers and journal-keepers are uniquely blessed as writers. Although writers’ dreams are often the exception to that rule.) Becoming conscious of your nighttime narrator can make you a more confident storyteller and prime you to dream up new material by day, too.

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Fiction vs. Nonfiction

Grammarly

For writers and readers alike, it can be difficult to tell the difference—especially when the two genres often intersect. Fiction refers to literature that is not grounded in real-life events but is made up or created from a writer’s imagination. Fiction is a literary genre that encompasses imaginative storytelling.

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What Is a Novel?

Grammarly

A novel is a fictional work of prose that weaves together characters, plots, and settings to create a narrative world, capturing a specific theme or element of the human experience. While nonfiction focuses on real people and events, novels explore themes or emotions through imagined storytelling, offering an escape into alternate worlds.

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Forget the First Line. Focus on First Pages.

Jane Friedman

But here’s advice I wish I could offer to every writer tying themselves into knots trying to find that magical first line: Let it go. If the story’s narrative voice is weak or absent or dull, readers may not want to commit to spending hundreds of pages with it—or trust the storyteller.

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