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How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
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by James Scott Bell
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Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View
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by Jill Elizabeth Nelson
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
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by Jessica Brody
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
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by Renni Browne and Dave King
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Supporting Character Secrets
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by William C. Martell
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
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by Joseph Campbell
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The Nutshell Technique
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by Jill Chamberlain
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The Writer's Compass
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by Nancy Ellen Dodd
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Wonderbook
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by Jeff Vandermeer
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Write Your Novel From The Middle
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by James Scott Bell
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Website
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FanStory
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How Many Syllables
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Our Mission: To educate in a fun and engaging way.
Belief: The path to education starts with the first syllable.
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NYC Midnight
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Inspiring
Challenges for
Storytellers
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Reedsy
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Crafting beautiful books is at the heart of everything that Reedsy does. We're changing the way books are published by giving authors and publishers access to talented professionals, powerful tools, and free educational content.
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Story A Day
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StoryADay exists to promote creativity, not to teach you how to ‘be a published writer’.
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SYNONYM
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Marketing Service
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draft2digital.com
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Kirkus Reviews
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Provides a variety of services for authors.
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Publishing Resource
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All About the Writing Business and Becoming an Author
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Bowker
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Resources to publish, distribute, and promote your books.
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duotrope.com
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Ingram Content Group
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Publish, print, and sell your books internationally.
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Kindle Direct Publishing
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Publish, print, and sell your books internationally.
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Lulu
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Publish, print, and sell your books internationally with our Print-On-Demand network while eliminating the risk and hassle of inventory and fulfillment.
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Routledge
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Smashwords
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Publish and distribute your e-book.
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Sentence Structure
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Royal Order of Adjectives
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Extracted from an article by Lindsay Kramer
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Story Blurb
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4 Easy Steps To An Irresistible Book Blurb
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by Beth Bacon
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How to Write a Great Logline
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by Justin Trevor Winters
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Story-A-Day Short Story Framework
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by Julie Duffy
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Character
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6 Easy Steps To Great Character Mapping
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Extracted from an article on WriteOnSisters.com
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Backstory (PDF)
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Definition, example, and a worksheet for writing backstory.
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Character Sketches (PDF)
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Outline for describing a character
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Character Style Sheet
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A method for keeping track of the details about your characters.
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Character Types (PDF)
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A discussion of character types by role and by quality. Extracted from an article on Reedsy.com
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Personality Masks
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An extract from an article on PsychCentral.com titled "11 Personality Masks We Wear".
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The Five Dimensions of Character
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An extract from an article on ScriptMag.com titled "Using Psychology to Create Memorable Characters".
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
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A summary of questions from a workshop by Gregg Levoy titled "The Stories We Tell Ourselves".
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Tips For Your Character Biographies
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Extracted from an article by Susan Kouguell
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Plotting
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The MICE Quotient (PDF)
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Plotting Basics (PDF)
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Narrative Arc, Inner & Outer Conflict, Coping with Conflict
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Plotting Through the Middle (PDF)
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Rescuing Your Plot (PDF)
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A handout from NaNoWriMo
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Plot Plan 1 (PDF)
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The Three-Act Format
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Plot Plan 2 (PDF)
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Based on the Three-Act Format
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Plot Plan 3 (PDF)
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Eight Point Chronological Arc
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Plot Plan 4 (PDF)
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Eight High Concept Plot Points
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Plot Plan 5 (PDF)
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Plotting From the Middle, James Scott Bell, ©2014, Compendium Press
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Plot Plan 6 (PDF)
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Monomyth (The Hero’s Journey)
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Plot Plan 7 (PDF)
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How to Write a Character From Start to Finish, Summarized from Writer’s Digest, February 11, 2013
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Plot Plan 8 (PDF)
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel, Jessica Brody, ©2018, Ten Speed Press
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Plot Plan 9 (PDF)
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The Nutshell Technique, Jill Chamberlain, ©2016, University of Texas Press
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Plot Plan 10 (PDF)
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A Fusion Model by Joe Sweeney
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Narrator and Point of View
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Who's Telling the Story (PDF)
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Persona Narrator and Point of View
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Scenes
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9 Techniques for Transitioning Between Scenes
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FirstDraftPro.com
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Launch Strong Scenes
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An extract from an article on WritersDigest.com by Jordan E. Rosenfeld
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Making a Scene (PDF)
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How to write a scene in a fiction story.
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Setting The Scene
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An extract from an article on WriteItSideways.com by Suzannah Windsor Freeman
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Dialogue and Monologue
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Dialogue (PDF)
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Suggestions and resources for writing dialog
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How to Amp Up Dialogue With Emotional Beats
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by Todd A. Stone
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Internal Monologue
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The Only 6 Reasons Why People Talk to Each Other
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by K.S. Anthony @APlus_KSA
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Editing Service
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Editorial Freelancers Association
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Provides resources for both freelancers and clients, including a chart of common rates.
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Eloquenti
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Grammarly
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Generative AI assistance for writing.
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Hemingway App
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Helps make your writing bold and clear. It's like a spellchecker, but for style. It makes sure that your reader will focus on your message, not your prose.
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Reedsy
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Resources for writing, publishing, and selling your book.
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Grammar
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Auxiliary Verbs
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5 Ways to Reduce Use of Prepositions
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A lack of an Oxford comma cost dairy $5 million
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Active/Passive Voice
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Clarity & Flow: Bringing Harmony to Words, Sentences, and Paragraphs
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Colon Basics
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Comma story - Terisa Folaron
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Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences
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Editing Poetry: Say It or Don’t Say It
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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
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Ellipses
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En Dash vs. Em Dash
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How Many Syllables
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A resource for defining and understanding syllables.
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How to Avoid Split Infinitives
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How to Use Apostrophes Properly: The Definitive Guide
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How to Use Ellipsis Marks
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How to Use Hyphens
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How to Use Parentheses
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How to Use Quotation Marks
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Hyphen Use
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If-ing
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Improving Sentence Clarity
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Introduction to nouns
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Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here
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Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (Part 1)
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (Part 2)
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Nouns
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NOUNS: subject and object noun
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Parallel Structure
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Parallel Structure by Shmoop
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Parallel Structure or Parallelism
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Parentheses
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Prepositions
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Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects
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Quotation Marks Part 1
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Quotation Marks Part 2
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Quotation Marks Part 3
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Recognizing fragments
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Relative Pronouns in English | WHO | WHOM | WHOSE | WHICH and THAT
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Revising to Eliminate Wordiness
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Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices
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Schoolhouse Rock - Grammar Rock (Pronouns)
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Schoolhouse Rock - Grammar Rock Nouns
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Schoolhouse rock, Busy Prepositions
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Semicolons
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Subject-Verb Agreement
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Sympathy for the Semicolon
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Synonym
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Resource for synonyms and antonyms.
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The Active and Passive Voice #1
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The Active and Passive Voice #2
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The Apostrophe
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The Case—Please Hear Me Out—Against the Em Dash
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Usage – Parallel Structure
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Usage – Pronoun Reference
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Using Colons
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Vague Pronoun Reference
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Verb Tense Consistency
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Verbs: Schoolhouse Rock
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What Is a Comma Splice? And Why Do Editors Hate Them?
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WordHippo
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An online website and application providing a range of tools related to the use of words for creative and recreational purposes such as writing, poetry, translations, word games, etc.
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Writing Tips #1: Weeding Out Prepositions
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Writing Tips: Abolish the Adverbs
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Writing Community
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GoodReads
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Author page and ability to set up giveaways to promote your book.
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Scribophile
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StoryGraph
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Black-owned alternative to GoodReads
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Wattpad
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Writing Contest
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Coverfly
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FanStory
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Script Pipeline
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The Script Lab
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Writers of the Future
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Writing Help
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storyaday.org
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Writer's Digest University
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Writing Program
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Association of Writers and Writing Programs
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Writing Tool
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Celtx
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Dabble
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LivingWriter
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Pottr
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WriterDuet
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