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Let’s talk about self-editing, and why it’s important to authors. It’s really important to understand the basics of looking at your story arc. Look for the five key scenes. Looking at the pacing and the balance of the characters, the plots, and the settings. We must evaluate them scene by scene.   We...

What Is Narrative Nonfiction? Narrative nonfiction is a fairly new term being introduced as a genre of writing, but its individual elements are not new at all. It blends factual events with entertainment, setting it apart from academic nonfiction and journalism, which are factual but not generally entertaining,...

One of the key decisions you make when writing a novel is deciding what perspective, or point of view (POV) it should have. More simply, who do you want to use to tell the story? Who gets to hog the narrative, dominate the dialogue or inner thought and direct the plot? Traditionally, the choice is between...

Download This Seminar’s Handout Backstory is key to writing your story, creating engaging characters, and driving the plot forward. It provides history or background context. Backstory is used to develop characters, situations, or settings in your writing. When writing, your goal as an author...

What is a scientific paper? In this article, we’ll take a look at how to write a scientific paper. After reading the brief definition below, the article continues by presenting the typical structure, along with a few tips to consider during the writing process. A scientific paper is a written report...