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Legit Author Bullsh*t Step Four
What makes a story interesting? A character you can connect with? A quest that keeps you on the edge of your seat? An expert use of...
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sianynleigh
- Feb 8, 2020
- 4 min
Writing Craft 101: Point of View
What are the different POVs in creative writing?
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sianynleigh
- Jun 21, 2019
- 5 min
Character Building
Every great story needs a great character. A hero we can connect with and cheer for their success. A villain we can sneer at and...
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sianynleigh
- Jun 14, 2019
- 2 min
Favorite Resources: Idea Inspiration
Full-length novel ideas generally develop organically for me, a slow process eased along by years of influences and fleeting thoughts,...
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sianynleigh
- Jun 10, 2019
- 3 min
Managing Goals
Be A Boss! Write Every Day! Stay Positive! Yeah, no. I try, I really do, but that’s just not me. I was a boss for 15 years in retail. It...
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sianynleigh
- Jan 3, 2019
- 4 min
What A Beta Reader Is and Is Not
Beta readers are a requirement for any author. There are entire groups dedicated to helping authors find betas for their WIPs. No one can...
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sianynleigh
- Nov 21, 2018
- 2 min
na-NO-wrimo 2018
I have been sadly unproductive the last several days. I had hoped to write thousands of words every day for NaNoWriMo, bust out an entire...
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sianynleigh
- Nov 9, 2018
- 2 min
The Ole Nano Try
November is National Novel Writing Month, and I am giving it a go yet again this year. Writing 50,000 words in a month is no small feat,...
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sianynleigh
- Oct 10, 2018
- 3 min
Legit Author Bullsh*t Step Three
What genre do you write? Ah, the dreaded question. There is nothing trickier than an author trying to pigeonhole their work into a tight...
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sianynleigh
- Sep 19, 2018
- 2 min
World Building
Let’s talk World-Building. What are some questions you’ve asked yourself when first setting out to build your world? There’s the obvious...
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sianynleigh
- Aug 15, 2018
- 3 min
The Opening Scene
The Hook. Those precious few lines where readers decide whether or not to buy your book. It’s the most important thing you’ll ever write,...
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sianynleigh
- Jul 25, 2018
- 3 min
How I Outline
I am a reformed Pantser. During my early years when I still had a lot to learn about story craft, I would write by the seat of my pants,...
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sianynleigh
- Jul 2, 2018
- 3 min
Legit Author Bullsh*t Step Two
Make your characters seem like real people. You’ve heard it before. “Your characters need to be relatable.” What does this mean?...
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sianynleigh
- May 18, 2018
- 2 min
Finding Inspiration
Authors are frequently asked, What inspires you? It’s a very personal question, one with as many different answers as there are authors. ...
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sianynleigh
- Apr 25, 2018
- 2 min
Network to Sell
Promotion – the dirty word of the publishing industry. Whether self-published, traditional, or something in between, promoting yourself...
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sianynleigh
- Apr 18, 2018
- 2 min
Taking Criticism
Everybody loves a good echo chamber. Who doesn’t want to be told how awesome and wonderful they are? It boosts the ego, justifies the...
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sianynleigh
- Apr 16, 2018
- 2 min
Legit Author Bullsh*t Step One
So you wanna be a writer? That’s awesome. Me, too. But where do I begin? With the story, of course! You can’t be an author without a...
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sianynleigh
- Apr 11, 2018
- 3 min
On Writing
I am someone who wears many hats. Wife, mother, editor, marketer, craftswoman, DIY-er, menial laborer. But my favorite job is fiction...
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