While writing rituals can be powerful tools, I also think they tend to be a double-edged sword. Let’s take a look at how they can support or sabotage our work.
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A brand new tool to help you fall back in love with writing in 2025.
Read moreConnecting Novel Endings with Their Beginning
When a story’s beginning and ending resonate with one another — even if the journey from A to Z is full of unexpected twists and turns — readers will feel a satisfying sense of symmetry and completeness.
Read moreManipulating Pacing to Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats
Each story has its own unique rhythm, and the secret to strong pacing is finding the right rhythm for yours.
Read more3 Ways to Use Setting to Enhance Tension
The environment your characters inhabit can intensify emotions and heighten tension, making scenes feel even more electric.
Read moreWriting Magical Scenes
Magic is about more than just sparkle, and writing a magical scene is about more than special effects and mystical moments.
Read moreMagic As a Tool for Character Development
Magic isn't just about what characters can do; it’s also about who they are.
Read moreMagic Across Genres
Magic shows up in more than just fantasy.
Read moreShow, Don’t Tell: A Practical Take
Given this vague advice, many writers find ourselves resorting to adjectives—lots of adjectives—to describe everything on the page in great detail.
Read moreIs White Room Syndrome Taking All the Color Out of Your Fictional World?
One thing I’m consistently guilty of in my fiction drafts is “White Room Syndrome.” I’ll have pages and pages of dialogue with nothing to give it color or movement or sense of place. My scenes lack sensory details, leaving my characters floating in some sterile void.
If this challenge resonates with you, here are four revision strategies for eliminating white room syndrome and grounding your characters (and your readers) in space and time.
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