Tension is one way to keep your readers on their toes--stimulating serotonin and adrenaline keeping them wide awake or increasing their blood pressure because of frustration and angst. The key point is that tension is essential to keeping your readers engaged and invested in your story no matter what genre you’re writing. So, how can …
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Writer’s Tip: Improve Your Writing By Asking Questions
One of the things I like to do when I write is to go back to read what I have written and highlight any sentences or paragraphs that need further improvement. Then, I ask a few questions about the details that I have highlighted. Below is a short example of what I do: It was …
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Writer’s Tip: Overcoming Writer’s Block
At some point, we all have experienced writer's block, whether it was writing an academic paper or just writing in general. We come to a point where we don't know how to continue, or the frustration increases because what we have in mind wasn't perfectly translated onto paper. It could be only for a short …
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