How Novellas Improve Your Writing
Why fiction writers should explore the space between short stories and novels Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/how-novellas-improve-your-writing-3e9efbdd95b
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How to Write a Good Character Arc
In every story, there's a moment when the hero realizes they were wrong. Here are six steps to show character growth throughout your story. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-write-a-good-character-arc-5a09fc3fc81
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I've created ebook versions of my hopeful climate fiction "Standing Wave" and "Running AMOC", both EPUB and PDF. You can also read them on line at https://selfedge.org.uk/fiction/
"Standing Wave" is about a team of fedizens searching for a long-lost climate model. The main actors are a Mongolian Soviet researcher and his US counterpart, some time in the 1970s.
EPUB: https://selfedge.org.uk/ebooks/Standing-Wave--Wim-Vanderbauwhede.epub
PDF: https://selfedge.org.uk/ebooks/Standing-Wave--Wim-Vanderbauwhede.pdf
"Runnning AMOC" is about the impending collapse of the Gulf stream. The protagonist is an Indonesian-Dutch woman of around fifty.
EPUB: https://selfedge.org.uk/ebooks/Running-AMOC--Wim-Vanderbauwhede.epub
PDF: https://selfedge.org.uk/ebooks/Running-AMOC--Wim-Vanderbauwhede.pdf
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Do I use AI in my writing process? Yes.
Does AI write for me? No.
Here's a little longer insight on how I applied it in my writing endeavor and how it helped.
https://medium.com/@worldsnest/tech-writer-lamentation-yes-i-do-use-ai-for-writing-437dae2c6ffb
AI is a tool and can and should be used to boost creativity and craftsmanship. It just should not be used to replace these...
I wrote about my experience self-publishing my first book Beware the Ills, and how it is a risk I do not regret. Thank you again WordPress daily writing prompt.
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https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2025/04/24/beware-the-ills/
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Stop Protecting Your Protagonist!
And if you're writing memoir, YOU are the protagonist Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/stop-protecting-your-protagonist-b927a80bd2f
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Picture book author Sarah Speedie goes from strength to strength
Sarah Speedie was a full-time stay-at-home mum and, when her children reached an age where she could carve out time for herself she chose to embark on a new journey – one that would reignite her passion for learning and storytelling. Sarah enrolled in the…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/sarah-speedie-picture-book-author/
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I have a friend who has a YA manuscript ready to go on sub to agents. Most agents don’t ask for a synopsis but a few do, but they don’t define what length or scope for that synopsis. Agents, what say you? Are we talking 3-5 paragraphs or 3-5 pages, here? #literaryagents #askanagent #fictionwriting
#WordWeavers Apr 1st: Describe your story using only five nouns.
#EverlastingRoaringThunder:
- Friends
- Band
- Music
- Gigs
- Metal
#WIP without title:
- Sweden
- Murder
- Forest
- Village
- Supernaturalness
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Why Most Books Fail Before Making Any Sales
Hint: It's not because it's good or bad. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/why-most-books-fail-before-making-any-sales-5115e535b0e
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I'm working on a new short story. (It's 10,000 words already so not really all that short.)
As my previous stories, it's about climate change but with a positive spin.
It's be called "The Dunes of Ard Dìthreabh".
(You can actually read the drafts on my codeberg repo, but I don't think you want to do that. The finished story will be much better.)
(My previous stories are here: https://selfedge.org.uk/fiction/)
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Characters are the people or animals that the story revolves around, and they can be fictional, based on real people, or even non-human (Prodigy Game).
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/Aa54r
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By skillfully crafting dialogue that showcases conflicting perspectives, contrasting desires, and charged emotions, writers can create gripping scenes that keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AaoRy
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If you're curious, click the link to read my first BL novel. It's still an ongoing novel, but there's an updated everyday. And it's free to read!
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I really hope this isn't the picture that ends up characterizing 2025.
It's very hard to write near future fiction when this is reality. Anything you write will seem ridiculously unreal if it is to come anywhere close to the craziness that reality will bring. Just look at this photo! Wow, I can't believe this is real life. Just wow.
(Photo is from CBC News)
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How do you create a mystery that defies mystery conventions? Join me for a deep dive into Susan Glaspell's brilliant 1917 short story, "A Jury of Her Peers." I've broken the story down scene by scene, so we can see how she's constructed this clever, unconventional mystery story: https://open.substack.com/pub/classicstoryteller/p/a-jury-of-her-peers-by-susan-glaspell?r=4qqzz5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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I'm offering one-on-one support for fiction writers (at all levels, yes even absolute hobbyists) through a whole new range of coaching services! Please pass along to cool people who might be into it :) https://www.eliotwesteditorial.com/coaching.html
