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June 13, 2019  |  Posted By Zara Altair  |  In Creating Characters, Editing, Uncategorized

Get Inside Your Character’s Body

Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash Body Details to Improve Your Story Most writers don’t think of anatomy and physiology when they are creating a story, but you can enhance reader engagement with body part details. If you find your characters all nodding in agreement or sighing in resignation, try expanding your view of the…


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May 2, 2019  |  Posted By Zara Altair  |  In Author Learning, Editing, Story Scene, Uncategorized

Manage Your Novel Scenes with Checklists

Scene Checklists Scenes are the building blocks of your story. Each scene moves the story forward. As you build your story alternate between action and reaction. When you go through the first edits of your story make certain that all scene components are in each scene. You’ll take your reader by the hand to lead…


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December 10, 2018  |  Posted By Zara Altair  |  In Editing, Mystery writing, Novel Writing, Uncategorized

Get To The End of Your Mystery

Photo by Matt Botsford on Unsplash The End That Satisfies A mystery novel is all about a puzzle. As the story unfolds you put more and more pieces in place that lead your sleuth toward discovering the killer. Once the sleuth reveals the killer, the puzzle is complete.As far as your reader is concerned, you…


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May 14, 2018  |  Posted By Zara Altair  |  In Author Learning, Editing, Novel Writing, Uncategorized

New Author Writing Mistakes to Avoid

Shortcuts to Writing Like A Pro You can avoid new writer traps that mark you as a beginner. Professional writing is geared toward readers. Anything that draws the reader out of the story and calls attention to your writing is not worth it.Writing craft takes practice. The benefit for you is that your story is…


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April 30, 2018  |  Posted By Zara Altair  |  In Editing, Mystery writing, Story Scene, Uncategorized

Master Scene Sequence – Building Blocks to Your Story

Create Obstalces for Your Sleuth With Alternating Scenes Scenes are the building blocks of your story. Each scene moves the story forward. As you build your story alternate between action and reaction.When you go through the first edits of your story make certain that all scene components are in each scene. You’ll take your reader…


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April 5, 2018  |  Posted By Zara Altair  |  In Author Learning, Editing, Uncategorized

The Faint-Hearted Author’s Guide to Self-Editing

Photo by pulkit jain on Unsplash How To Meet The Challenge of Editing Your Manuscript As a novel writer, the editing process seems mysterious, daunting, and unmanageable when you view it through your creative writer lens. You are right, manuscript editing requires a different mindset and separate skills.If you approach editing with a perspective that…


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January 9, 2017  |  Posted By Zara Altair  |  In Editing, Story Scene, Uncategorized

Scene Editing to Grab Reader Attention

Check Your Scenes for Story Essentials Indie authors are feeling a big push to produce as much as possible in the shortest time. Get those books up! Sell more! At the same time your readers expect a great story rich in detail and emotional tugs. Sometimes when we rush to get the story done, those…


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October 11, 2016  |  Posted By Zara Altair  |  In Editing, Novel Writing, Story Scene, Uncategorized

How To Make Each Scene Count in Your Story

Scene Checklists Scenes are the building blocks of your story. Each scene moves the story forward. As you build your story alternate between action and reaction. When you go through the first edits of your story make certain that all scene components are in each scene. You’ll take your reader by the hand to lead…


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