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Donna Tartt, New York Times bestselling author of The Secret History, The Goldfinch, and The Little Friend
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How to Write Like Donna Tartt

Oct 9, 2024
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Elsa Doig
Sally Rooney, globally bestselling and award-winning author of Intermezzo, Normal People, Beautiful World, Where Are You and Conversations with Friends
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How to Write Like Sally Rooney

Sep 29, 2024
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5 Things Writers Can Learn from Video Games

Sep 22, 2024
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5 Secrets for Naming a Character

Sep 15, 2024
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An interview with Lucy Clarke, bestselling author of destination thrillers The Hike, The Castaways, and One of the Girls
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Lucy Clarke on Defining the Destination Thriller

Sep 8, 2024
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Get Writing With These Inspiring Fantasy Writing Prompts
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Get Writing With These Inspiring Fantasy Writing Prompts

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A piece of cake: 9 easy ways to get writing from The Novelry coach Kate Riordan, bestselling author of The Liars, The Heatwave, Summer Fever, and The Girl in the Photograph
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A Piece of Cake: The Easy Way to Get Writing

Aug 25, 2024
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Kate Riordan
Lessons in Chemistry bestselling author Bonnie Garmus shares 5 writing tips for our community at The Novelry
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5 Lessons From the Author of Lessons in Chemistry

Aug 18, 2024
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Elsa Doig
5 Tips for Neurodivergent Writers from Bestselling Authors at The Novelry
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Writing Tips for Neurodivergent Authors

Aug 11, 2024
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Alice Kuipers
Find Out What Trellis Agents Are Looking For Right Now
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What Trellis Agents Are Looking For Right Now

Aug 4, 2024
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The Novelry graduate Kate Weinberg award-winning author of There's Nothing Wrong With Her and The Truants on writing unlikeable characters
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Kate Weinberg on Writing Unlikeable Characters

Jul 28, 2024
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Five ways to keep the words coming when writing a book
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5 Ways to Keep the Words Coming

Jul 21, 2024
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