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How to Create a Fictional Character

February 19, 2018 Rasheem Leave a comment

When characters are written well, you run the risk of reading an entire novel without once giving thought to how…

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Posted in: Become an author, Character development, Conflict, How to write a novel, Novel writing, Tension, Uncategorized Filed under: author, Character development, conflict, Just write, novel, write a book

Without Conflict…All You Have Is a Boring Book (Part 2)

January 31, 2018 Rasheem Leave a comment

Last week, we looked at how dialogue requires conflict in order to move a story along and make people WANT…

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Posted in: Become an author, Conflict, How to write a novel, Novel writing, Plot, Tension, Write a book, Write conflict Filed under: Be an Author, conflict, novel, Plot, Tension, write a novel

Without Conflict…All You Have Is a Boring Book (Part 1)

January 23, 2018 Rasheem Leave a comment

Since publishing Black Ribisi, I have been asked to read works in progress by a few different authors. I’d read…

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Posted in: Become an author, Conflict, Dialogue, How to write a novel, Novel writing, Write a book, Write conflict Filed under: author, conflict, dialogue, novel, write a novel, writing conflict

How to Write Your First Chapter

January 15, 2018 Rasheem Leave a comment

Our minds have been made up! We’re going to write a novel! Since we’ve already taken time to decide on…

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Posted in: Become an author, First chapter, How to Start a Novel, How to write a novel, Novel writing Filed under: author, First chapter, Rasheem, Rooke, write a novel

Outline, Just Write, or Something In Between

January 8, 2018 Rasheem Leave a comment

Exactly five years prior to publishing Black Ribisi, I had grand ideas of becoming an author and writing my first…

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Posted in: Become an author, Novel writing, Writing Styles Filed under: Just write, Outline, Outlining, Pantser, Scrivener, Snowflake Method

Where Do You Start?

January 1, 2018 Rasheem Leave a comment

You’ve made up your mind. Today is the day! You’ve long held a dream that you would be an author…

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Posted in: How to Start a Novel, How to write a novel, Novel writing, Write a book Filed under: how to write a novel, Start a novel, write a book

There’s a Novel Inside of You

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Have you ever wanted to write a novel and thought to yourself, “I don’t know the first thing about novel…

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Posted in: Become an author, Novel writing Filed under: become an author, book, how to write a novel, novel, novel writing

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