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    Myers-Briggs Character Sheet for Writers

    One of the hardest parts of writing a book is creating believable characters. Enter the Myers-Briggs Character Sheet. It’s easy to write from our own perspectives. Our feelings, experiences, and personality are familiar to us. If you’re on a first draft, you might notice a lot of your characters sound the same or have very similar personalities. That’s fine for a first draft, but ultimately, you’ll need to develop your characters into their own unique people to create a story others want to read. Writing Believable Characters Readers want diversity. They want characters that jump off the page and feel real. They want characters who have weird quirks, fatal flaws,…

  • It's Preptober: How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo 2022
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    Preptober: How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo 2022

    Whether you’re a planner or a pantser, here are 10 ways Preptober (prep in October) can set you up for a successful November National Novel Writing Month in 2022! Are you one of the 400,000 writers about to dedicate the month of November to writing a novel? Let’s get excited! As a seasoned NaNo veteran, I wanted to bring you some Preptober tips and tricks to help you prepare for this novel-writing marathon. Disclaimer: this is not your run-of-the-mill “plan your characters, develop your theme” sort of list (though I do list some of my favorite resources near the end of the article). Instead, this Preptober list is all about…

  • 5 Tips for Staying Motivated While Writing
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    Writing Your First Novel: 5 Ways to Stay Motivated

      “The beginning is always today.” — Mary Shelley Writing your first novel can be overwhelming. You want to have the shiniest characters, the most innovative plot, and absolutely gorgeous language — and you want to have them now. But the reality is that writing a novel, especially your first novel, is a long, involved, often frustrating process that requires discipline and sheer determination to get through. If you’re wondering where to even begin, you’re in the right place, because I’m going to share the 5 essential steps I took (other than writing) to turn an idea into 70,000 words in only 4 months. Step 1: Make a promise Commit.…