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Writing Routines for Real People Series: Tips for Getting Words on the Page

Writing Routines for Real People Series: Tips for Getting Words on the Page

Okay so we have a writing goal in mind and now it’s time to actually put words on the page… How do you do that again?

motivation, craft, style, writingDanielle CooneyMarch 10, 2025author tips, generative writing, writing exercise, writing community, writing fiction, motivation

The Pumpkin Spice of Writing: Embrace Those Tropes

The Pumpkin Spice of Writing: Embrace Those Tropes

It’s time to talk about the Pumpkin Spice of Writing: Embrace Those Tropes!

craft, style, writingDanielle CooneyOctober 29, 2024tropes, writing styles, writing trends, author tips, writing fiction

Plotting Using the Goal, Motivation, Conflict Method (GMC Method)

Plotting Using the Goal, Motivation, Conflict Method (GMC Method)

writing, styleDanica WintersMarch 1, 2020GMC, Goal Motivation Conflict, Debra Dixon, Plotting, Plotting template, writing outline, outline template, downloadable outline, download

Craft: Building Believable Characters in Fiction With a Character Interview

Craft: Building Believable Characters in Fiction With a Character Interview

craft, writing, styleDanica WintersMarch 1, 2019character interviews, character interview, believable characters, writing community, craft

Craft: Tension vs. Conflict

writing, craft, styleDanica WintersFebruary 5, 2019writing, craft, writing styles, tension, conflict, fight, writing fiction, writing exercise, writing prompt

Mom and Dad or mom and dad? How to choose

Mom and Dad or mom and dad? How to choose

craft, publishing, writing, grammar, styleMelanie CalahanDecember 9, 2018Editing, self-publishing, family names