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A Sense of Doubt blog post 4202 - For Now, I am Just Writing FOR ME - Writing Wednesday for 2608.19. https://sensedoubt.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-sense-of-doubt-blog-post-4202-for-now.html #WritingWednesday #WritingCommunity #NovelWriting #WritingForMe

OPINION: The ‘Golden Age’ of regional novels in post-war Britain

In my recent article, I discussed the current rise of interest in developing much more focus on regionalism…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #FestivalofBritain #novelwriting
https://www.europesays.com/britain/101674/

https://www.europesays.com/britain/101674/ OPINION: The ‘Golden Age’ of regional novels in post-war Britain #Britain #FestivalOfBritain #NovelWriting

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1143756/ OPINION: The ‘Golden Age’ of regional novels in post-war Britain #Britain #England #FestivalOfBritain #GreatBritain #NorthernIreland #NovelWriting #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales

Writing to Solve Personal Conundrums: Memoir or Novel?

Author Lorelei Brush explains how after a career of answering questions for others she's been confronted by one as a writer: Memoir or novel?
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https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-to-solve-personal-conundrums-memoir-or-novel

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #MemoirWriting #novelwriting

Writing to Solve Personal Conundrums: Memoir or Novel?

Author Lorelei Brush explains how after a career of answering questions for others she's been confronted by one as a writer: Memoir or novel?
The post Writing to Solve Personal Conundrums: Memoir or Novel? appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-to-solve-personal-conundrums-memoir-or-novel

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Writing to Solve Personal Conundrums: Memoir or Novel?

Author Lorelei Brush explains how after a career of answering questions for others she's been confronted by one as a writer: Memoir or novel?
The post Writing to Solve Personal Conundrums: Memoir or Novel? appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-to-solve-personal-conundrums-memoir-or-novel

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #MemoirWriting #novelwriting

Writing a Web of Lies

Author Afsheen Farhadi shares how fiction writers are often searching for the truth but sometimes write a web of lies to get there.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-a-web-of-lies

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Writing a Web of Lies

Author Afsheen Farhadi shares how fiction writers are often searching for the truth but sometimes write a web of lies to get there.
The post Writing a Web of Lies appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-a-web-of-lies

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Writing a Web of Lies

Author Afsheen Farhadi shares how fiction writers are often searching for the truth but sometimes write a web of lies to get there.
The post Writing a Web of Lies appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-a-web-of-lies

#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #fictionwriting #novelwriting

Writing a Web of Lies

Author Afsheen Farhadi shares how fiction writers are often searching for the truth but sometimes write a web of lies to get there.
The post Writing a Web of Lies appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-a-web-of-lies

#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #fictionwriting #novelwriting

Writing a Web of Lies

Author Afsheen Farhadi shares how fiction writers are often searching for the truth but sometimes write a web of lies to get there.
The post Writing a Web of Lies appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-a-web-of-lies

#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #fictionwriting #novelwriting

Writing a Web of Lies

Author Afsheen Farhadi shares how fiction writers are often searching for the truth but sometimes write a web of lies to get there.
The post Writing a Web of Lies appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-a-web-of-lies

#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #fictionwriting #novelwriting

The 15-Minute Manuscript: High-Output Writing for the Time-Crunched Writer

Author Susan Wiggs shares her high-output writing strategy for the time-crunched writer by focusing on 15-minute increments.
The post The 15-Minute Manuscript: High-Output Writing for the Time-Crunched Writer appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-15-minute-manuscript-high-output-writing-for-the-time-crunched-writer

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #FinishingFirstDraft #novelwriting

The 15-Minute Manuscript: High-Output Writing for the Time-Crunched Writer

Author Susan Wiggs shares her high-output writing strategy for the time-crunched writer by focusing on 15-minute increments.
The post The 15-Minute Manuscript: High-Output Writing for the Time-Crunched Writer appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-15-minute-manuscript-high-output-writing-for-the-time-crunched-writer

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The 15-Minute Manuscript: High-Output Writing for the Time-Crunched Writer

Author Susan Wiggs shares her high-output writing strategy for the time-crunched writer by focusing on 15-minute increments.
The post The 15-Minute Manuscript: High-Output Writing for the Time-Crunched Writer appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-15-minute-manuscript-high-output-writing-for-the-time-crunched-writer

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #FinishingFirstDraft #novelwriting

On Writing Appalachian Folklore

Author Leah Weiss shares her experience and top tips for writing compelling Appalachian folklore.
The post On Writing Appalachian Folklore appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/on-writing-appalachian-folklore

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On Writing Appalachian Folklore

Author Leah Weiss shares her experience and top tips for writing compelling Appalachian folklore.
The post On Writing Appalachian Folklore appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/on-writing-appalachian-folklore

#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #Folklore #novelwriting

On Writing Appalachian Folklore

Author Leah Weiss shares her experience and top tips for writing compelling Appalachian folklore.
The post On Writing Appalachian Folklore appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/on-writing-appalachian-folklore

#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #Folklore #novelwriting

Introduction to Asadel: the main character of A DAY WITH A DEAD MAN

https://annur667.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/introduction-to-asadel-the-main-character-of-a-day-with-a-dead-man/

Introduction to Asadel: the main character of A DAY WITH A DEAD MAN

https://annur667.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/introduction-to-asadel-the-main-character-of-a-day-with-a-dead-man/

Introduction to Asadel: the main character of A DAY WITH A DEAD MAN

https://annur667.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/introduction-to-asadel-the-main-character-of-a-day-with-a-dead-man/

Introduction to Asadel: the main character of A DAY WITH A DEAD MAN

https://annur667.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/introduction-to-asadel-the-main-character-of-a-day-with-a-dead-man/

1/3 Today I quickly realized no novel writing will be done. Everything still hurts after the recent Taekwondo training and the crazy changeable weather also doesn't help. Instead, I started to consider what things I can do to facilitate my novel writing tomorrow.
#Writing #NovelWriting #CreativeProcess #Productivity #AmWriting

1/3 Today I quickly realized no novel writing will be done. Everything still hurts after the recent Taekwondo training and the crazy changeable weather also doesn't help. Instead, I started to consider what things I can do to facilitate my novel writing tomorrow.
#Writing #NovelWriting #CreativeProcess #Productivity #AmWriting

1/3 Today I quickly realized no novel writing will be done. Everything still hurts after the recent Taekwondo training and the crazy changeable weather also doesn't help. Instead, I started to consider what things I can do to facilitate my novel writing tomorrow.
#Writing #NovelWriting #CreativeProcess #Productivity #AmWriting

1/3 Today I quickly realized no novel writing will be done. Everything still hurts after the recent Taekwondo training and the crazy changeable weather also doesn't help. Instead, I started to consider what things I can do to facilitate my novel writing tomorrow.
#Writing #NovelWriting #CreativeProcess #Productivity #AmWriting

I admire the calmness some novellist write with.

How they lure the reader into the story with patience and confidence. Like a friendly chatter without the worry fo lose attention.

I want to get there eventually.

#writing #amwriting #writerslife #novelwriting #witch #historicalfiction

I admire the calmness some novellist write with.

How they lure the reader into the story with patience and confidence. Like a friendly chatter without the worry fo lose attention.

I want to get there eventually.

#writing #amwriting #writerslife #novelwriting #witch #historicalfiction

I admire the calmness some novellist write with.

How they lure the reader into the story with patience and confidence. Like a friendly chatter without the worry fo lose attention.

I want to get there eventually.

#writing #amwriting #writerslife #novelwriting #witch #historicalfiction

I Wrote a Novel About Women Who Refuse Marriage; It Changed My Life

Author Lindsay MacMillan shares how writing a novel about women refusing marriage actually changed her own life.
The post I Wrote a Novel About Women Who Refuse Marriage; It Changed My Life appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/i-wrote-a-novel-about-women-who-refuse-marriage-it-changed-my-life

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #novelwriting #writerlife

I Wrote a Novel About Women Who Refuse Marriage; It Changed My Life

Author Lindsay MacMillan shares how writing a novel about women refusing marriage actually changed her own life.
The post I Wrote a Novel About Women Who Refuse Marriage; It Changed My Life appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/i-wrote-a-novel-about-women-who-refuse-marriage-it-changed-my-life

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #novelwriting #writerlife

I Wrote a Novel About Women Who Refuse Marriage; It Changed My Life

Author Lindsay MacMillan shares how writing a novel about women refusing marriage actually changed her own life.
The post I Wrote a Novel About Women Who Refuse Marriage; It Changed My Life appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/i-wrote-a-novel-about-women-who-refuse-marriage-it-changed-my-life

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #novelwriting #writerlife

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/story-angles-that-change-everything-e946cbe22ac1

STORY CRAFT
Story Angles That Change Everything.
Seven Ways to Refresh Your Novel.
'How do I come up with unique story angles for my novel?'

#StoryAngles #novelwriting #WritingTips #writing #storytelling #medium

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/story-angles-that-change-everything-e946cbe22ac1

STORY CRAFT
Story Angles That Change Everything.
Seven Ways to Refresh Your Novel.
'How do I come up with unique story angles for my novel?'

#StoryAngles #novelwriting #WritingTips #writing #storytelling #medium

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/story-angles-that-change-everything-e946cbe22ac1

STORY CRAFT
Story Angles That Change Everything.
Seven Ways to Refresh Your Novel.
'How do I come up with unique story angles for my novel?'

#StoryAngles #novelwriting #WritingTips #writing #storytelling #medium

THE, “NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES TO WRITE MY STORY”, MENTALITY

https://annur667.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/the-no-matter-how-long-it-takes-to-write-my-story-mentality/

Author of "Rivals" Directs Writers to Curb "Macho Men" Tears

The Author platform, used by novelists and screenwriters, has new advice from the 'Rivals' author to limit how often 'macho men' cry in stories.

#WritingTips, #AuthorAdvice, #CharacterDevelopment, #Screenwriting, #NovelWriting

https://newsletter.tf/author-platform-reduce-macho-men-crying/

The Author platform is telling writers to show fewer tears from tough male characters. This is a new rule for story writing.

#WritingTips, #AuthorAdvice, #CharacterDevelopment, #Screenwriting, #NovelWriting
https://newsletter.tf/author-platform-reduce-macho-men-crying/

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/how-do-i-come-up-with-unique-story-angles-3cd009cdfb8f

How Do I Come Up with Unique Story Angles?
They come from curiosity, experimentation, and a willingness to explore the edges of your imagination.

#writing #writingcommunity #storytelling #medium #novelwriting #writers

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/how-do-i-come-up-with-unique-story-angles-3cd009cdfb8f

How Do I Come Up with Unique Story Angles?
They come from curiosity, experimentation, and a willingness to explore the edges of your imagination.

#writing #writingcommunity #storytelling #medium #novelwriting #writers

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/how-do-i-come-up-with-unique-story-angles-3cd009cdfb8f

How Do I Come Up with Unique Story Angles?
They come from curiosity, experimentation, and a willingness to explore the edges of your imagination.

#writing #writingcommunity #storytelling #medium #novelwriting #writers

Question: Which is more important: getting the facts right or telling a good story? Answer: Yes. #WritingTip #novelwriting https://unitedghostwriters.co.uk/journeys-at-the-speed-of-plot/

Question: Which is more important: getting the facts right or telling a good story? Answer: Yes. #WritingTip #novelwriting https://unitedghostwriters.co.uk/journeys-at-the-speed-of-plot/

Writing in first-person has a lot more to do with short night dresses and wine nights than I first anticipated!

#writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #witch #novelwriting #historicalfiction

https://mistresswitchwrites.com/2026/05/03/what-writing-in-first-person-means-to-me-and-my-witch/

Writing in first-person has a lot more to do with short night dresses and wine nights than I first anticipated!

#writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #witch #novelwriting #historicalfiction

https://mistresswitchwrites.com/2026/05/03/what-writing-in-first-person-means-to-me-and-my-witch/

Writing in first-person has a lot more to do with short night dresses and wine nights than I first anticipated!

#writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #witch #novelwriting #historicalfiction

https://mistresswitchwrites.com/2026/05/03/what-writing-in-first-person-means-to-me-and-my-witch/

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/how-to-write-a-1st-person-present-tense-novel-f6a1e78cf8cb

A 1st person present‑tense novel lets us access the narrator’s mind. You decide what they notice, ignore, admit, and hide.

#writing #writingcommunity #1stperson #presenttense #medium #novelwriting #novels

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/how-to-write-a-1st-person-present-tense-novel-f6a1e78cf8cb

A 1st person present‑tense novel lets us access the narrator’s mind. You decide what they notice, ignore, admit, and hide.

#writing #writingcommunity #1stperson #presenttense #medium #novelwriting #novels

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/how-to-write-a-1st-person-present-tense-novel-f6a1e78cf8cb

A 1st person present‑tense novel lets us access the narrator’s mind. You decide what they notice, ignore, admit, and hide.

#writing #writingcommunity #1stperson #presenttense #medium #novelwriting #novels

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/how-to-write-a-1st-person-present-tense-novel-f6a1e78cf8cb

A 1st person present‑tense novel lets us access the narrator’s mind. You decide what they notice, ignore, admit, and hide.

#writing #writingcommunity #1stperson #presenttense #medium #novelwriting #novels

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/how-to-write-a-3rd-person-past-tense-novel-b7c00e978e23

Move through time, shift between characters, and build scenes. Stay close to a character’s thoughts or pull back to show the wider picture.

#writingcommunity #novelwriting #3rdperson #pasttense #writing #medium

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/how-to-write-a-3rd-person-past-tense-novel-b7c00e978e23

Move through time, shift between characters, and build scenes. Stay close to a character’s thoughts or pull back to show the wider picture.

#writingcommunity #novelwriting #3rdperson #pasttense #writing #medium

4 Things I Do Before I Write the First Word of a Novel

Author Marybeth Mayhew Whalen shares the four things she does before writing the first word of a novel (that's worked 11 times so far).
The post 4 Things I Do Before I Write the First Word of a Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/4-things-i-do-before-i-write-the-first-word-of-a-novel

#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #firstdrafts #novelwriting #writingtechniques

4 Things I Do Before I Write the First Word of a Novel

Author Marybeth Mayhew Whalen shares the four things she does before writing the first word of a novel (that's worked 11 times so far).
The post 4 Things I Do Before I Write the First Word of a Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/4-things-i-do-before-i-write-the-first-word-of-a-novel

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4 Things I Do Before I Write the First Word of a Novel

Author Marybeth Mayhew Whalen shares the four things she does before writing the first word of a novel (that's worked 11 times so far).
The post 4 Things I Do Before I Write the First Word of a Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/4-things-i-do-before-i-write-the-first-word-of-a-novel

#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #firstdrafts #novelwriting #writingtechniques

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/give-every-scene-a-hook-b4ba17dad204

Writers talk about hooks as if they only belong at the start of a story.

Every scene needs its own small hook and inciting incident.

#writingtips #hooks #IncitingIncidents #writing #medium #novelwriting

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/give-every-scene-a-hook-b4ba17dad204

Writers talk about hooks as if they only belong at the start of a story.

Every scene needs its own small hook and inciting incident.

#writingtips #hooks #IncitingIncidents #writing #medium #novelwriting

Writing Books in the Age of AI

Author Laura Brooke Robson breaks down the turbulence of writing books in the age of AI and proposes the answer may be to write weirder.
The post Writing Books in the Age of AI appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-books-in-the-age-of-ai

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Writing Books in the Age of AI

Author Laura Brooke Robson breaks down the turbulence of writing books in the age of AI and proposes the answer may be to write weirder.
The post Writing Books in the Age of AI appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-books-in-the-age-of-ai

#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #AI #AIAndWriters #novelwriting