Now Novel https://www.nownovel.com/blog/ Novel writing blog; Learn writing craft with writing guides, tips and videos. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:13:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 Unseen worlds: the omission of women on SFF ‘best of’ lists https://www.nownovel.com/blog/unseen-worlds-the-omission-of-women-on-sff-best-of-lists/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/unseen-worlds-the-omission-of-women-on-sff-best-of-lists/#respond Sun, 01 Oct 2023 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=19706 Nerine Dorman laments that best of SFF lists often exclude many female writers, and suggests a range of other names to read

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/unseen-worlds-the-omission-of-women-on-sff-best-of-lists/feed/ 0 How to write a novel using the Save the Cat! method https://www.nownovel.com/blog/save-the-cat/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/save-the-cat/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:15:15 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=19664 The name of this writing method is certainly both intriguing and memorable. We delve into what this method entails

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/save-the-cat/feed/ 2 Interview with writing coach Masha du Toit https://www.nownovel.com/blog/interview-with-writing-coach-masha-du-toit/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/interview-with-writing-coach-masha-du-toit/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 08:52:34 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=19626 We chat to writing coach Masha du Toit about mentoring other writers, creating a series, designing book covers and why writing is like surfing

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/interview-with-writing-coach-masha-du-toit/feed/ 0 Researching place when you can’t just get on an airplane https://www.nownovel.com/blog/researching-place-when-you-cant-just-get-on-an-airplane/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/researching-place-when-you-cant-just-get-on-an-airplane/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:04:06 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=19645 When you can't travel to research a place, you need to get creative with other ways of finding information about a locale

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/researching-place-when-you-cant-just-get-on-an-airplane/feed/ 0 Voices on the page: points to consider when writing dialogue https://www.nownovel.com/blog/voices-on-the-page-points-to-consider-when-writing-dialogue/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/voices-on-the-page-points-to-consider-when-writing-dialogue/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:09:58 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=19605 The central job of dialogue in a novel is to move the plot forward, provide exposition and reveal who the characters are. Read on for some ways to write dialogue

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/voices-on-the-page-points-to-consider-when-writing-dialogue/feed/ 0 Author interview: Daniel Pease on writing https://www.nownovel.com/blog/author-interview-daniel-pease-on-writing/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/author-interview-daniel-pease-on-writing/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:41:29 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=19575 Daniel Pease tells us about his journey creating Careless: a Leland Chase mystery

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/author-interview-daniel-pease-on-writing/feed/ 0 9 ways to reclaim your writing groove https://www.nownovel.com/blog/9-ways-to-reclaim-your-writing-groove/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/9-ways-to-reclaim-your-writing-groove/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:10:51 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=19540 Here are some tips to reclaim your writing groove and get back into that writer's seat

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/9-ways-to-reclaim-your-writing-groove/feed/ 2 Crime writing: 10 pointers from the experts https://www.nownovel.com/blog/crime-writing-10-pointers-from-the-experts/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/crime-writing-10-pointers-from-the-experts/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:31:41 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=19518 From not having your protagonist eat too many scrambled eggs to writing what you know--and don't know--here's a roundup of advice from crime writing aficionados.

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/crime-writing-10-pointers-from-the-experts/feed/ 0 How to write a novella: 6 essential tips https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-novella-6-tips/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-novella-6-tips/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:10:10 +0000 http://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=4671 Learning how to write a novella is excellent preparation for writing your first novel. It enables you to work out characters and themes more extensively than a short story does. Writing a novella gives you helpful scaffolding for an expanded and more detailed book or series. Read on for a definition of the novella and 6 essential tips for writing one:

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-write-novella-6-tips/feed/ 15 How to use poetry in fiction https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-use-poetry-in-fiction/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-use-poetry-in-fiction/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:21:16 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=19367 Including poetry in your fiction can have many benefits and enhance your storyline. We look at ways to include poetry in your stories.   

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