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7 Clever Steps on How to Create a Character for a Book to Avoid Ruin

7 Clever Steps on How to Create a Character for a Book to Avoid Ruin

by Emily Campbell | Writing Guides

Learning how to create a character for a book is the difference between a story that breathes and one that feels like a cardboard cutout. I have spent two decades in the writing trenches, and if there is one thing I have learned from ghostwriting dozens of books and...
7 Fatal Mistakes: How to Create a Character for a Story That People Loved

7 Fatal Mistakes: How to Create a Character for a Story That People Loved

by Emily Campbell | Writing Guides

Learning how to create a character for a story is the difference between a reader turning the page or closing the book forever. I have spent two decades in the trenches of the writing life. I have felt the crushing weight of a blank page and the hollow ache of a...
7 Quick Steps on How to Write a Novel Book and Avoid Failure

7 Quick Steps on How to Write a Novel Book and Avoid Failure

by Emily Campbell | Writing Guides

Learning how to write a novel book is often the most terrifying and exhilarating pursuit a person can undertake. I still remember the first time I sat down with a blank Microsoft Word document and a dream of a sprawling epic. My heart raced, not just with excitement,...
7 Steps to Accomplish a Masterpiece: How to Write a Novel Outline

7 Steps to Accomplish a Masterpiece: How to Write a Novel Outline

by Emily Campbell | Writing Guides

Learning how to write a novel outline is the difference between finishing a masterpiece and abandoning a beautiful idea halfway through Chapter Three. I have spent two decades in the trenches of the writing life. I have felt the exhilarating rush of a brilliant new...
Stop the Nightmare: 7 Hidden Secrets on How to Write a Book Blurb

Stop the Nightmare: 7 Hidden Secrets on How to Write a Book Blurb

by Emily Campbell | Writing Guides

Learning how to write a book blurb is the difference between a bestseller and a ghost. You spent eighteen months staring at a glowing cursor. You endured the late-night caffeine crashes, the crushing weight of self-doubt, and the inevitable moments where you...
5 Simplified Steps: How to Write a Novel Blurb Beginners Can Master

5 Simplified Steps: How to Write a Novel Blurb Beginners Can Master

by Emily Campbell | Writing Guides

Learning how to write a novel blurb beginners can use to sell books is often the hardest part of finishing a manuscript. You finally did it. You typed “The End.” You stared at that final period, felt a rush of triumph, and then—the crushing weight of...
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