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Category: Advice

Some Writing Tips On How To Tickle That Funny Bone

08/12/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

Today’s blog post is no joke. It’s only about telling jokes—we’re going to touch on comedic writing today.  I’ve been…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: genre, humor, tropes, writing

Self-Publishing Is A Scary Nightmare (If You Let It Be)

07/22/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

I talked a bit last week about how self-publishing is not a walk in a park.  But that’s not true.…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: publishing, self-publishing, social media, thoughts, writing

How To Fight Through The Trenches Of The Middle Drag

06/10/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

The middle part of any project is always the worst to write. It just is! You’re excited to get started…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: commitment, writing

A Glossary of Terms – More Fandom

04/22/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

Continuing from last week’s explanation of common fandom terms, now we’re branching out past the shipping fun.  As mentioned then,…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: fandom, glossary, resources, terminology, writing

A Glossary of Terms – Shipping!

04/15/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

It’s no secret that I’ve spent a good chunk of my formative writing and non-writing years in fandom spaces. I…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: fandom, glossary, resources, shipping, terminology, writing

Platonic Intimacy – YES, DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!

03/25/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

Alright, we’re going back into PLATONIC INTIMACY, because I love it and we need more of it in fiction.  Way…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: characters, commitment, genre, relationships, writing

Character-Driven vs Plot-Driven Narratives, and How To Look At Your Own Writing Through That Lens

03/18/2022 b. berry

Plot-driven versus character-driven—you may have heard those terms tossed around to describe various works. But what do they mean? Which…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: narrative, plot, writing

Character Agency, Or: You Can Only Play God Without Seeming It

02/25/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

Agency is a really tricky thing to have at the forefront of your mind when writing, especially female characters and…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: character agency, characters, writing

What To Keep In Mind When Writing The Hot, Steamy Sex

02/18/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

Alright, post-V Day. Last week, we talked romance; this week, it’s time for between the sheets.  I’m not a smut…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: characters, genre, romance, writing

What To Keep In Mind When Writing Romance

02/11/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

For Almost Valentine’s Day, we’re going to get a little steamy, a little saucy, a little smoochy. Any and all…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: characters, genre, romance, writing

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