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"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."
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@VictoriaZeolla Really focus your pitch on what makes your book different from others in the same genre!

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@theburlywon I think writers should write whatever they love! Rather than tell writers what to write I really meant for readers/writers to not critique novels based on unfair comparisons across genres😊

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Just a reminder that "good" writing depends partially on genre. A good romance novel will read very differently than a good adult sci-fi novel or a good MG fantasy
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Who are your favorite book best friend duos? (like platonic soul mates ala Merry & Pippin) #QOTD #WritingCommunity #writers

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Does anyone else feel like "chuckling" is just the most unattractive way a character can laugh, or is it just me?
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@CABHealingHeart Chicken strips 😂😂😂

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@jodyjsperling Make sure your characters all have distinct voices! A cold-blooded assassin would say things differently than a poet would

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@brclothwrites 2 things: Individuality and Consistency! All characters (hero, villain, side characters) should have unique personalities & ways of speaking. And then each character should be consistent in those things from beginning to end ☺️

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I do like how poetic fantasy titles sound lately (e.g., A _ of _ and _ ), but also I cannot keep them straight AT ALL. How do you guys remember which books have the Courts and Fires and which ones have the Songs and Bones???
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@CheekyLioness1 To my knowledge, chapter titles are never a requirement for fiction. But certain genres tend to have them, like fantasy and Middle Grade/YA, and they do just fine

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Chapter titles... Yay or Nay?
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@DMartellWrites 😅

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@daltoncroyle Oh cool! I've not read a book with chapter titles like this

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@megk_writes It definitely requires a lot of work and creativity, but I find it fun!

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@freerangebrian Interesting. Thanks for sharing your process!

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@stargazqr As someone currently working on titling chapters, I can confirm the struggle 😂

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@AstridPeerson I also agree! They're like a little hook for each chapter ☺️

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@aspenjoliver @TheWordsmithKC Ah, makes sense! I suppose I was thinking more about biographical & narrative nonfiction. Those are more similar to fiction structurally, so I wonder how chapter titles would be perceived in them

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@KarenCollyer3 Agreed!

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@LizetAlgras That's how I've always thought of them!

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@AdriaCarmichael Yeah, it can be a lot of work (so I've learned) 😅