Fiction writers don't start from scratch. They can utilize existing character archetypes, story archetypes, personality and emotional types, and the goals and the fears of each type. Combining them in a strong storyline is almost a guarantee for creating best-selling works.
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Fiction Archetypes that Sell Like Wildfire
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Writing App Reviews: Novlr
At ProWritingAid, we're all about technology that helps you write better. Novlr is an online writing app that helps you capture your thoughts simply and clearly in a clean, straightforward interface. In this article, writer Kathy Edens takes Novlr for a whirl, examining all of its features.
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Writing a Mystery? How to Get Readers to Love Your Sleuth / Create a Mystery Detective Readers Love
How to create a sleuth readers will love. ProWritingAid offers a strategy to build your mystery protagonist from concept to detail.
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Why Writing for Customers is Your Best SEO Strategy / Get to Position Zero by Answering Customer Questions
With mobile and voice device usage increasing, answering customer questions is the key to relevancy. Tips for sourcing customer questions to answer in content creation from ProWritingAid.
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Our Favorite Facebook Groups for Writers
Back in 2017, we listed our favorite Facebook groups and tons of readers wrote in sharing amazing groups that hadn't made the list. So, for 2018, we're adding more great Facebook groups to our list.
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Writing a Mystery? How to Get Readers to Love Your Sleuth
How to create a sleuth readers will love. Check this strategy to build your mystery protagonist from concept to detail.
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Than vs. Then
"Then" and "than" are two pesky words that sound alike but have very different meanings. We explore when to use each term.
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Know Your Acronyms
While acronyms add a colloquial flair to writing, they are easy to misuse. If we’re not careful, improper usage will cause readers to cringe in pain.
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To ‘To’ or Not To ’Too’: That is also the question! or How To Use To and Too Without Looking Like a Tool
Getting tripped up on the differences between “to” and “too” happens often. When do you use a single “o” and when do you use two? While this is one of the most common grammar mistakes, the rule is easy to master.
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Let’s Get Possessive or When to Use an S and When to Leave it Alone
Defining possessive nouns is tricky. There are several unique rules that can confuse even the most seasoned writer.
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Repeating Yourself is Redundant or A Pleonasm For Your Thoughts?
Pleonasms are common in speech but should be avoided at all costs. Do you have what it takes to diagnose and eliminate them from your writing?
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The Hamburger Method Evolved or Write with Conviction or Writing a Persuasive Essay
Do you have what it takes to write an amazing persuasive essay? Follow this updated version of the hamburger method and start persuading your audience!
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To vs. Too vs. Two
To, too, two. We teach you how to decide which of these pesky little words to use in specific situations.
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Publishing your book on Amazon (Kindle Direct Publishing)
Publishing your book with Kindle Direct Publishing. The steps to follow
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Publishing your book on Amazon (Kindle Direct Publishing)
Publishing your book with Kindle Direct Publishing. The steps to follow
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Repeating Yourself is Redundant: or, A Pleonasm For Your Thoughts?
Pleonasms are common in speech but should be avoided at all costs. Do you have what it takes to diagnose and eliminate them from your writing?
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Home or Hone: Which is Right?
People sometimes think they can use "home in on" and "hone in on" interchangeably, but the truth is much more gray. Let’s first look at the dictionary’s definitions of each.Home
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Why You Should Limit Your Writing Hours
One of our favorite writers, Haruki Murakami, got up at 4:00am every day and wrote for 5 to 6 hours. Ernest Hemingway wrote for 5 or 6 hours every morning as did Kurt Vonnegut.
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What Story Do You Want as Your Legacy?
Not to be morbid, but we will all die someday. It’s one of the few things you can count on. But it’s never too early to consider what you want others to think about you after you’re gone.
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To ‘to’ or not to ’too’: that is the question! or, How To Use To and Too Without Looking Like a Tool
Getting tripped up on the differences between “to” and “too” happens often. When do you use a single “o” and when do you use two? While this is one of the most common grammar mistakes, the rule is easy to master.
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