Empathy in writing is key to connecting readers to your story. Assuming readers will feel what you intend without creating that connection is a mistake.
You can’t simply tell someone to feel sad or happy and expect it to work. Similarly, portraying an emotion doesn’t guarantee readers will relate. Sympathy and empathy differ: sympathy is a reaction, while empathy is readers sharing the character’s emotions—a much deeper bond.
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Using more than one POV can be an amazing way to build your story world. Here are some prompts to get you started and a guide to using them:
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From my very first day at high school, ghost stories were part of the spooky lore surrounding the place. They were just fun gossip until one night, during a fundraiser, I had an experience that made me a believer.
A friend and I snuck up to the choir loft, only to hear the organ playing from behind the locked door.
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The perfect woman for your novel isn’t about just making a male lead a female instead. Here are some tips for writing standout women.
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Feeling stressed and full of writer burnout? I’ve been there.
Just this past fall, I published a novel and the release went beyond my expectations. Then, life happened (in the form of family illness) and the result? Total writer burnout. My plans for writing got completely derailed and, as a result, I got the worst case of writer’s block I’ve had for a while.
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Realistic writing is key to building believable story worlds that your readers will love. And you get there through research. Here are some tips!
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Writing is about a lot more than structure and plot and characters, isn’t it? What can you do to level-up and take your writing to the next level? Below are some tips that will help you get better at writing.
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Writing can be an exhilarating hobby and even more fun if you choose to pursue it as a career. But where do you start? Here to help you are 5 tips for writing your first book.
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The new year is upon us—hard as it may be to believe. Or maybe this year has felt long, tedious, and interminable. Either way, the end of the year is always a great time for wrap-ups and reflections. In the book community, book bloggers and readers are busy highlighting their top reads. Having debuted a novel this year, it occurs to me that this is also a good time to think about what I’ve learned.
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Ever have a writing slump that lasts for days? Or even
worse, the days turn into weeks and months—and you still just can’t get the
writing done? It’s easy to get side-tracked by life or difficulties. But the
more you avoid writing or make excuses for not getting the writing done, the easier
it gets to let your writing “break” turn into a permanent state.
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