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How I Got Published – Writing My First Novel with The Novelry

November 4, 2025
How I Got Published – Writing My First Novel with The Novelry
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Plotting and Planning

The 5 Ps: Plot – Writing Plot Structure

July 2, 2025
The 5 Ps: Plot – Writing Plot Structure
Writing coach Gina Sorell and editor Sorcha Rose pictured in conversation.
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Craft and Technique

The 5 Ps: Place – How to Write the Setting of a Story

June 25, 2025
The 5 Ps: Place – How to Write the Setting of a Story
Writing coaches Melanie Conklin and Amanda Reynolds pictured in conversation.
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Plotting and Planning

The 5 Ps: Problem – Writing Conflict in a Story

June 18, 2025
The 5 Ps: Problem – Writing Conflict in a Story
Writing coaches David Solomons and Andrea Stewart pictured in conversation.
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Characters

The 5 Ps: Person – Writing Characters Who Come to Life

June 11, 2025
The 5 Ps: Person – Writing Characters Who Come to Life
Editor Josie Humber and writing coach Kate Riordan pictured in conversation.
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Craft and Technique

How to Add Drama and Raise the Stakes in Your Story

March 18, 2025
How to Add Drama and Raise the Stakes in Your Story
Writing coaches Lesley Kara and Andrea Stewart pictured in conversation.
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Plotting and Planning
Craft and Technique

How Story Setting Can Put Pressure on Your Hero

March 11, 2025
How Story Setting Can Put Pressure on Your Hero
Writing coaches Alice Kuipers and Ella McLeod pictured in conversation.
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Young Adult Fiction
Craft and Technique

How to Avoid the Ick When Writing YA Books

March 4, 2025
How to Avoid the Ick When Writing YA Books
Writing coaches Amanda Reynolds and David Solomons pictured in conversation.
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Craft and Technique

How to Use Screenwriting Secrets in Your Novel

February 25, 2025
How to Use Screenwriting Secrets in Your Novel
Writing coaches Emylia Hall and Urban Waite pictured in conversation.
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Craft and Technique

How to Write Conflict in a Story

February 18, 2025
How to Write Conflict in a Story
Editor Georgia Summers and writing coach Libby Page pictured in conversation.
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Characters
Romance

How to Create Sexual Tension Between Characters

February 11, 2025
How to Create Sexual Tension Between Characters
Writing coaches Gina Sorell and Tara Conklin pictured in conversation.
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Novel Writing Process

How to Create a Title for Your Book

February 4, 2025
How to Create a Title for Your Book
Writing coaches Kate Riordan and Anissa Gray pictured in conversation.
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Craft and Technique

How to Use Your Shadow Side in Your Writing

December 3, 2024
How to Use Your Shadow Side in Your Writing
Editor Sorcha Rose and writing coach Amanda Reynolds pictured in conversation.
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Crime and Suspense
Craft and Technique

How to Write Suspense in Your Story

November 26, 2024
How to Write Suspense in Your Story
Writing coaches Colleen Oakley and Gina Sorell pictured in conversation.
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Confidence and Motivation
Novel Writing Process

How to Push Past the 30k Word Slump

November 19, 2024
How to Push Past the 30k Word Slump
Writing coaches Bea Fitzgerald and Ella McLeod pictured in conversation.
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Romance

How to Turn Up the Heat in Romantasy

November 12, 2024
How to Turn Up the Heat in Romantasy
Writing coach Tara Conklin and editor Nic Caws pictured in conversation.
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Craft and Technique
Characters

How to Make Dialogue Come to Life

November 5, 2024
How to Make Dialogue Come to Life
Writing coaches Tasha Suri and Piers Torday pictured in conversation.
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Novel Writing Process

How to Elevate Your World-Building

October 29, 2024
How to Elevate Your World-Building
Writing coaches Melanie Conklin and Heather Webb pictured in conversation.
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Craft and Technique
Plotting and Planning

How to Write a Page-Turning Story

October 22, 2024
How to Write a Page-Turning Story
Writing coaches Mahsuda Snaith and Alice Kuipers pictured in conversation.
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Craft and Technique

How to Overcome Self-Sabotage in Writing

October 16, 2024
How to Overcome Self-Sabotage in Writing
Writing coaches Tara Conklin and Urban Waite pictured in conversation.
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Craft and Technique

The 5 Ps: Prose – Writing Good Prose in Fiction

July 9, 2025
The 5 Ps: Prose – Writing Good Prose in Fiction
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