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Your Spring Soundbites: 7 Top Tips from The Novelry on Writing Podcast

April 20, 2025
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Contemporary Fiction

What is Women’s Fiction?

Feb 23, 2025
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Gina Sorell
Authors and writing coaches Emylia Hall and Urban Waite talk animatedly about conflict in novels, with podcast microphones in front of them.
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character development

The Novelry on Writing Podcast: How to Create Juicy Conflict in Your Story

Feb 18, 2025
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The Novelry
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memoir
starting to write

5 Essential Ingredients for Writing a Memoir

Feb 16, 2025
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Alice Kuipers
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Podcast
character development
romance

The Novelry on Writing Podcast: How to Build Sexual Tension Between Characters

Feb 11, 2025
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The Novelry
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romance
fantasy

Ashley Poston’s Recipe for Romance: Just Add Magic

Feb 9, 2025
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Ashley Poston
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Podcast
starting to write

The Novelry on Writing Podcast: How to Create a Title for Your Book

Feb 4, 2025
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The Novelry
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character development

What is a Fictional Character?

Feb 2, 2025
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Alice Kuipers
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young adult fiction

The 25 Best YA Books of All Time

Jan 29, 2025
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Ella McLeod
Gothic novelists include Stephen King and Shirley Jackson
guest authors
Gothic and Horror

American Gothic: Katharine Beutner on Writing ‘New England Gothic’

Jan 26, 2025
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Katharine Beutner
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Writing Competitions

Jan 22, 2025
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The Novelry
In this article, writing coach Ella McLeod asks and answers the question: what is a novel?
starting to write

What Is a Novel?

Jan 19, 2025
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Ella McLeod
The basic rules on how to properly format the manuscript of a novel
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How to Format a Novel Manuscript

Jan 15, 2025
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Jessica Read
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