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Writing Animals into your Story

Greetings Storytellers. Diana here today to talk about animals in our stories. Many authors include animals in their stories, often as pets, … Writing Animals into your Story

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What Writers Should Know! Part Six: Genres

Hi SEers! Denise here to continue our discussion of What Writers Should Know.  Last month we dove into themes. Today we’ll discuss what type of story… What Writers Should Know! Part Six: Genres

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Creating Characters, Part 2 of 3

By Stephen Geez If you missed it, you might want to start with Creating Characters Part 1 of 3. Toss the Cookie Cutter Some authors are tempted to … Creating Characters, Part 2 of 3

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Happy Donald Duck Day!

With the end of the school year, I’m not having a lot of time to prep stuff for Sundays.  I said long ago that those animal posts require some research to the point where making one of them takes an … Continue reading

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What fiction writers can learn from reading and writing poetry part 2

Hi everyone, it’s Robbie with you today and I’m continuing my conversation about the benefits of reading and writing poetry for fiction writers. I am… What fiction writers can learn from reading and writing poetry part 2

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Check This Out: Eyes Open

With me on the blog today is the fabulous, award-winning author, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, who is here to celebrate her latest young adult book, Eyes Open… Check This Out: Eyes Open

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Primordial Forces in Fiction

This topic is pretty tough to research since I kept coming across different lists of primordial forces and systems.  Maybe one can’t really stand up and say here is the definitive list.  Doesn’t help that primordial gets used a lot.  … Continue reading

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What’s Happening in the Writer’s World–June Edition

Jacqui here at Story Empire with the June edition of “What’s happening in the literary world?” What used to be a simple process of penning what we-… What’s Happening in the Writer’s World–June Edition

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Building the Scene

Greetings to one and all. Beem Weeks here with you again. This month, I want to dip into Building the Scene. First, what exactly is a scene? A scene … Building the Scene

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Happy National Cancer Survivor Day!

I was going to do an animal post or maybe choose a funny holiday.  Then, I noticed that this was today.  I know many people who survived cancer.  Pretty sure most people can claim that.  Been lucky to not have … Continue reading

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