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That's super helpful, especially for writing unique descriptions while keeping the emotion and feelings relatable and accurate. Thanks for this! I'm gonna print it and keep it with me lol

What resources, exercises, or tools do you use when writing your characters emotions during dialogue? I struggle with writing emotionally charged or intense dialogue. Sometimes I will feel motivated and write it, and I'll think, hey that was pretty good! Then I'll read it back and realize it...

Yeah, I definitely have problems with consistently writing. I've given myself a vague outline for the main plot, then I vague outline for my first act. Then, before I start writing each chapter, I do a tiny summary of what is going to happen, and bullet point my goals for that chapter. Reader...

I think this is definitely true. As I've been working on this story I've found that writing first to explore who my main character is has really helped me shape her motivations and reactions. I've been trying different tactics to really build her personality and internal conflicts. It's really...

I tend to come up with ideas for stories and just want to start writing immediately. Of course, this doesn't make for a very motivating start after the first few pages. Well, I've been thinking on my world for the past year or so and I think I have something I can really stick with. I...

Hello! I’m a newer writer. Although I’ve started countless novels, none of them have really made it past the first act. Publishing at least one book has been a lifelong dream of mine, and for the past year, I’ve been stewing in a world that even I want to know what happens next. This time...