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Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings
In my last post, I discussed why chapter endings can be tricky (because they provide a natural stopping point for readers) and how to counteract that. By using a variety of endings—cliffhangers, something unexpected, a goodbye, comforting closure—you can end a chapter in a way that sustains momentum and encourages readers to keep reading. But...
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Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings
In my last post, I discussed why chapter endings can be tricky (because they provide a natural stopping point for readers) and how to counteract that. By using a variety of endings—cliffhangers, something unexpected, a goodbye, comforting closure—you can end a chapter in a way that sustains momentum and encourages readers to keep reading. But...
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When I post anywhere about writing process these days, I get disingenuous comments from all these bots and grifters trying to sell me editing, book design, marketing and other (probably scam) publishing services. They should be banished to whatever rotten hole on the internet they crawled out of and sealed away till the end of time. (Just watch them comment on this post. I wouldn't put it past them).
#writing #writingcraft #writingcommunity #bots #grifters #fake #publishing #hustlers
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How to Write Unique, Memorable Character Voices
Your character’s voice is the reader’s guide through your story. Readers hear your character in their head before they see them in their mind’s eye. A well-developed character voice stays with the reader long after they finish your book. When the voices aren’t unique, you’ll know… The Six Ingredients of Character Voice When character voices...
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How to Write Unique, Memorable Character Voices
Your character’s voice is the reader’s guide through your story. Readers hear your character in their head before they see them in their mind’s eye. A well-developed character voice stays with the reader long after they finish your book. When the voices aren’t unique, you’ll know… The Six Ingredients of Character Voice When character voices...
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Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings
In my last post, I discussed why chapter endings can be tricky (because they provide a natural stopping point for readers) and how to counteract that. By using a variety of endings—cliffhangers, something unexpected, a goodbye, comforting closure—you can end a chapter in a way that sustains momentum and encourages readers to keep reading. But...
The post Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/07/use-literary-devices-to-propel-readers-past-chapter-endings/ -
Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings
In my last post, I discussed why chapter endings can be tricky (because they provide a natural stopping point for readers) and how to counteract that. By using a variety of endings—cliffhangers, something unexpected, a goodbye, comforting closure—you can end a chapter in a way that sustains momentum and encourages readers to keep reading. But...
The post Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
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Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings
In my last post, I discussed why chapter endings can be tricky (because they provide a natural stopping point for readers) and how to counteract that. By using a variety of endings—cliffhangers, something unexpected, a goodbye, comforting closure—you can end a chapter in a way that sustains momentum and encourages readers to keep reading. But...
The post Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/07/use-literary-devices-to-propel-readers-past-chapter-endings/ -
Use Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings
In my last post, I discussed why chapter endings can be tricky (because they provide a natural stopping point for readers) and how to counteract that. By using a variety of endings—cliffhangers, something unexpected, a goodbye, comforting closure—you can end a chapter in a way that sustains momentum and encourages readers to keep reading. But...
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Now a panel on tropes with Liv Storm, Rafaela Creydt and October K. Santerelli. #MetropolCon #MetropolCon2026 #EuroCon #EuroCon2026 #Writing #WritingCraft #book #books
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Now a panel on tropes with Liv Storm, Rafaela Creydt and October K. Santerelli. #MetropolCon #MetropolCon2026 #EuroCon #EuroCon2026 #Writing #WritingCraft #book #books
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Clickety click on the link to find out why I have a pathological hatred of the word 'suddenly'
https://www.jacquigreaves-author.com/blog/suddenly?fbclid=IwY2xjawS1mndleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeRkGpSim6EBwFuvorCdVg-cAe_fImBTEKsaMpp0SF2hbuLWlkx69ONDUlrZA_aem_LVkXRJLFG_OXD-dcILKoyg
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Clickety click on the link to find out why I have a pathological hatred of the word 'suddenly'
https://www.jacquigreaves-author.com/blog/suddenly?fbclid=IwY2xjawS1mndleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeRkGpSim6EBwFuvorCdVg-cAe_fImBTEKsaMpp0SF2hbuLWlkx69ONDUlrZA_aem_LVkXRJLFG_OXD-dcILKoyg
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Clickety click on the link to find out why I have a pathological hatred of the word 'suddenly'
https://www.jacquigreaves-author.com/blog/suddenly?fbclid=IwY2xjawS1mndleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeRkGpSim6EBwFuvorCdVg-cAe_fImBTEKsaMpp0SF2hbuLWlkx69ONDUlrZA_aem_LVkXRJLFG_OXD-dcILKoyg
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Clickety click on the link to find out why I have a pathological hatred of the word 'suddenly'
https://www.jacquigreaves-author.com/blog/suddenly?fbclid=IwY2xjawS1mndleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeRkGpSim6EBwFuvorCdVg-cAe_fImBTEKsaMpp0SF2hbuLWlkx69ONDUlrZA_aem_LVkXRJLFG_OXD-dcILKoyg
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Clickety click on the link to find out why I have a pathological hatred of the word 'suddenly'
https://www.jacquigreaves-author.com/blog/suddenly?fbclid=IwY2xjawS1mndleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeRkGpSim6EBwFuvorCdVg-cAe_fImBTEKsaMpp0SF2hbuLWlkx69ONDUlrZA_aem_LVkXRJLFG_OXD-dcILKoyg
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How to Twist Office Romance Into Fresh Conflict
Have you ever gone to a new restaurant, ordered a burger, and discovered it has some sort of luscious, zippy sauce that elevates the entire meal into the ecstasy zone? Amazing, right? Well, Becca and I call conflict a story’s “secret sauce” because it does the same thing – elevates the situation in a way...
The post How to Twist Office Romance Into Fresh Conflict appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/06/twist-office-romance-into-conflict/#Conflict #Occupations #Relationships #WritingCraft #WritingLessons
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How to Twist Office Romance Into Fresh Conflict
Have you ever gone to a new restaurant, ordered a burger, and discovered it has some sort of luscious, zippy sauce that elevates the entire meal into the ecstasy zone? Amazing, right? Well, Becca and I call conflict a story’s “secret sauce” because it does the same thing – elevates the situation in a way...
The post How to Twist Office Romance Into Fresh Conflict appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/06/twist-office-romance-into-conflict/#Conflict #Occupations #Relationships #WritingCraft #WritingLessons
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How to Twist Office Romance Into Fresh Conflict
Have you ever gone to a new restaurant, ordered a burger, and discovered it has some sort of luscious, zippy sauce that elevates the entire meal into the ecstasy zone? Amazing, right? Well, Becca and I call conflict a story’s “secret sauce” because it does the same thing – elevates the situation in a way...
The post How to Twist Office Romance Into Fresh Conflict appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/06/twist-office-romance-into-conflict/#Conflict #Occupations #Relationships #WritingCraft #WritingLessons
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How to Twist Office Romance Into Fresh Conflict
Have you ever gone to a new restaurant, ordered a burger, and discovered it has some sort of luscious, zippy sauce that elevates the entire meal into the ecstasy zone? Amazing, right? Well, Becca and I call conflict a story’s “secret sauce” because it does the same thing – elevates the situation in a way...
The post How to Twist Office Romance Into Fresh Conflict appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/06/twist-office-romance-into-conflict/#Conflict #Occupations #Relationships #WritingCraft #WritingLessons
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It's tools, not rules, baby. This class is about interrogating a cliche writing "rule" to understand it is simply one tool of many--and exploring how its opposite has many important uses.
Jun. 20, 2026, 10am-1pm Central, Loft Classroom, Minneapolis, MN
https://loft.org/classes/craft-fiction-tell-dont-show
#WritingConversations #WritingClass #WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ShowDontTell #TellDontShow #LoftLiterary
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It's tools, not rules, baby. This class is about interrogating a cliche writing "rule" to understand it is simply one tool of many--and exploring how its opposite has many important uses.
Jun. 20, 2026, 10am-1pm Central, Loft Classroom, Minneapolis, MN
https://loft.org/classes/craft-fiction-tell-dont-show
#WritingConversations #WritingClass #WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ShowDontTell #TellDontShow #LoftLiterary
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It's tools, not rules, baby. This class is about interrogating a cliche writing "rule" to understand it is simply one tool of many--and exploring how its opposite has many important uses.
Jun. 20, 2026, 10am-1pm Central, Loft Classroom, Minneapolis, MN
https://loft.org/classes/craft-fiction-tell-dont-show
#WritingConversations #WritingClass #WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ShowDontTell #TellDontShow #LoftLiterary
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It's tools, not rules, baby. This class is about interrogating a cliche writing "rule" to understand it is simply one tool of many--and exploring how its opposite has many important uses.
Jun. 20, 2026, 10am-1pm Central, Loft Classroom, Minneapolis, MN
https://loft.org/classes/craft-fiction-tell-dont-show
#WritingConversations #WritingClass #WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ShowDontTell #TellDontShow #LoftLiterary
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It's tools, not rules, baby. This class is about interrogating a cliche writing "rule" to understand it is simply one tool of many--and exploring how its opposite has many important uses.
Jun. 20, 2026, 10am-1pm Central, Loft Classroom, Minneapolis, MN
https://loft.org/classes/craft-fiction-tell-dont-show
#WritingConversations #WritingClass #WritingCraft #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ShowDontTell #TellDontShow #LoftLiterary
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Sign up BY FRIDAY 6/12 to reconnect with your writing practice & joy! Small, thoughtful, kindness-minded, all-genres-friendly: not your average writer space. https://wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com/june-mini-retreat.html @edibuddies @writers #WritingCraft #FictionWriting #Poetrycommunity #memoir
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Sign up BY FRIDAY 6/12 to reconnect with your writing practice & joy! Small, thoughtful, kindness-minded, all-genres-friendly: not your average writer space. https://wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com/june-mini-retreat.html @edibuddies @writers #WritingCraft #FictionWriting #Poetrycommunity #memoir
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The Hidden Cost of Self-Censorship in Fiction
For many authors, the hardest editor to overcome is not a publisher, reviewer, or even a reader. It is the quiet voice in the back of their own mind asking whether a scene goes too far, whether a character will offend someone, or whether a bold creative choice is worth the potential backlash. We live in an age where what we write is scrutinized more closely than ever before, and many authors have quietly begun censoring themselves long before a reader ever sees the page. In this week’s blog, Ginger explores whether modern storytelling has become overly restrained and what may be lost when authors begin sanding down the rough edges of their work. Drawing on examples from film, television, publishing, and the surprising success of the dark romance genre, he…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/hidden-cost-of-self-censorship/#ForAuthors #WritingCraft #backlash #censorship #controversialtopics
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The Hidden Cost of Self-Censorship in Fiction
For many authors, the hardest editor to overcome is not a publisher, reviewer, or even a reader. It is the quiet voice in the back of their own mind asking whether a scene goes too far, whether a character will offend someone, or whether a bold creative choice is worth the potential backlash. We live in an age where what we write is scrutinized more closely than ever before, and many authors have quietly begun censoring themselves long before a reader ever sees the page. In this week’s blog, Ginger explores whether modern storytelling has become overly restrained and what may be lost when authors begin sanding down the rough edges of their work. Drawing on examples from film, television, publishing, and the surprising success of the dark romance genre, he…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/hidden-cost-of-self-censorship/#ForAuthors #WritingCraft #backlash #censorship #controversialtopics
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The Hidden Cost of Self-Censorship in Fiction
For many authors, the hardest editor to overcome is not a publisher, reviewer, or even a reader. It is the quiet voice in the back of their own mind asking whether a scene goes too far, whether a character will offend someone, or whether a bold creative choice is worth the potential backlash. We live in an age where what we write is scrutinized more closely than ever before, and many authors have quietly begun censoring themselves long before a reader ever sees the page. In this week’s blog, Ginger explores whether modern storytelling has become overly restrained and what may be lost when authors begin sanding down the rough edges of their work. Drawing on examples from film, television, publishing, and the surprising success of the dark romance genre, he…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/hidden-cost-of-self-censorship/#ForAuthors #WritingCraft #backlash #censorship #controversialtopics
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The Hidden Cost of Self-Censorship in Fiction
For many authors, the hardest editor to overcome is not a publisher, reviewer, or even a reader. It is the quiet voice in the back of their own mind asking whether a scene goes too far, whether a character will offend someone, or whether a bold creative choice is worth the potential backlash. We live in an age where what we write is scrutinized more closely than ever before, and many authors have quietly begun censoring themselves long before a reader ever sees the page. In this week’s blog, Ginger explores whether modern storytelling has become overly restrained and what may be lost when authors begin sanding down the rough edges of their work. Drawing on examples from film, television, publishing, and the surprising success of the dark romance genre, he…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/hidden-cost-of-self-censorship/#ForAuthors #WritingCraft #backlash #censorship #controversialtopics
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Creating Microtension Through Setting Description
Author, copyeditor, and writing coach C. S. Lakin shares ways to create microtension through setting descriptions. You’re probably wondering what microtension is, and what it has to do with fiction writing. Oddly, very little has been written on the topic, yet it’s an essential element that supercharges our writing. No, it’s not the tension created...
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The Utter Storytelling Perfection of Sinners
There are some stories that stay with you long after they end, not because of their plot twists or spectacle, but because they make you feel something real. A recent example of this is the movie Sinners, which at first glance seems like a very specific story rooted in a particular time, place, and cultural experience. Yet somehow it reaches far beyond that, connecting with audiences who have no direct link to the world it portrays. According to Ginger, that tension between specificity and universality is what makes great storytelling work, and Sinners is a powerful example of it in action. In this week’s post, he takes a closer look at how the story achieves this so that the rest of us can apply those same principles to our own writing. From building…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/storytelling-perfection-of-sinners/#ForAuthors #WritingCraft #inspiration #learningseries #selfpublishing
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The Utter Storytelling Perfection of Sinners
There are some stories that stay with you long after they end, not because of their plot twists or spectacle, but because they make you feel something real. A recent example of this is the movie Sinners, which at first glance seems like a very specific story rooted in a particular time, place, and cultural experience. Yet somehow it reaches far beyond that, connecting with audiences who have no direct link to the world it portrays. According to Ginger, that tension between specificity and universality is what makes great storytelling work, and Sinners is a powerful example of it in action. In this week’s post, he takes a closer look at how the story achieves this so that the rest of us can apply those same principles to our own writing. From building…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/storytelling-perfection-of-sinners/#ForAuthors #WritingCraft #inspiration #learningseries #selfpublishing
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The Utter Storytelling Perfection of Sinners
There are some stories that stay with you long after they end, not because of their plot twists or spectacle, but because they make you feel something real. A recent example of this is the movie Sinners, which at first glance seems like a very specific story rooted in a particular time, place, and cultural experience. Yet somehow it reaches far beyond that, connecting with audiences who have no direct link to the world it portrays. According to Ginger, that tension between specificity and universality is what makes great storytelling work, and Sinners is a powerful example of it in action. In this week’s post, he takes a closer look at how the story achieves this so that the rest of us can apply those same principles to our own writing. From building…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/storytelling-perfection-of-sinners/#ForAuthors #WritingCraft #inspiration #learningseries #selfpublishing
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The Utter Storytelling Perfection of Sinners
There are some stories that stay with you long after they end, not because of their plot twists or spectacle, but because they make you feel something real. A recent example of this is the movie Sinners, which at first glance seems like a very specific story rooted in a particular time, place, and cultural experience. Yet somehow it reaches far beyond that, connecting with audiences who have no direct link to the world it portrays. According to Ginger, that tension between specificity and universality is what makes great storytelling work, and Sinners is a powerful example of it in action. In this week’s post, he takes a closer look at how the story achieves this so that the rest of us can apply those same principles to our own writing. From building…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/storytelling-perfection-of-sinners/#ForAuthors #WritingCraft #inspiration #learningseries #selfpublishing
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Differentiating Narrators in a Multiple-Viewpoint Story
Writing in multiple viewpoints is a great way to explore a story from more than one angle, but it creates problems if readers can’t tell who’s talking. You don’t want them feeling lost or disconnected from the story. Whether you’re writing a dual point-of-view romance, a family saga, or a thriller with alternating perspectives, here...
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Differentiating Narrators in a Multiple-Viewpoint Story
Writing in multiple viewpoints is a great way to explore a story from more than one angle, but it creates problems if readers can’t tell who’s talking. You don’t want them feeling lost or disconnected from the story. Whether you’re writing a dual point-of-view romance, a family saga, or a thriller with alternating perspectives, here...
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https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/03/multiple-viewpoint-story/
