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Posted by Melissa Donovan on May 31, 2012 · Character writing tips. Characters are the heart and soul of every story. Almost every great story is about people. Plot, setting, themes, and every other element of fiction is secondary to realistic characters that an audience can connect with on an intellectual or emotional level. http://www.writingforward.com/writing-tips/12-character-writing-tips-for-fiction-writers

12 Character Writing Tips for Fiction Writers | Writing Tips

http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/assign/e50xs2.htm English 50 – Intro to Creative Writing: Exercises for Story Writers More Exercises: Write the first 250 words of a short story, but write them in ONE SENTENCE. Make sure that the sentence is grammatically correct and punctuated correctly.

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http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-better-than-you-normally-do Writing is a muscle. Smaller than a hamstring and slightly bigger than a bicep, and it needs to be exercised to get stronger. Think of your words as reps, your paragraphs as sets, your pages as daily workouts. Think of your laptop as a machine like the one at the gym where you open and close your inner thighs in front of everyone, exposing both your insecurities and your genitals. Because that is what writing is all about. Procrastination is an alluring siren taunting you to Google the country where Balki from Perfect Strangers was from, and to arrange sticky notes on your dog in the shape of hilarious dog shorts.

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do.

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The 10 Types of Writers' Block (and How to Overcome Them)

My problem is that I start working on a project, finish chapter one, and decide I'm not happy with it. So I revise it, and then I revise it again, and again, and again, and then I rewrite it, and revise it, and so on, ad infinitum. I have ten novel projects all stuck at chapter one and a short story series stuck at the first story.