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Synopsis Do's And Don'ts

Synopsis Do’s And Don’ts

On March 1, 2019 By K.M. Allan39 Comments

So you've done it! Created your characters, planned a world, plotted a story, and turned them into a whole book. It was hard. It took years. It filled your soul, and it stretched your sanity. It was one of the best things you've ever done and one of the worst—or so you thought. As many …

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6 Tips For Adding Tension

6 Tips For Adding Tension

On October 26, 2018October 27, 2018 By K.M. Allan32 Comments

Have you ever read a book you couldn’t put it down? A story where you couldn’t flip the page fast enough, or wait to dive back into its chapters, resenting all life distractions until you can read “The End”? While novels like this are no doubt filled with worlds you connect with, terrific or terrifying …

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The Dos And Dont's Of Handling Bad Feedback

The Dos And Don’ts Of Handling Bad Feedback

On October 12, 2018 By K.M. Allan38 Comments

As much as we want to think everything we write is gold, it isn’t. In fact, when you’re first starting out, it’s not even silver or bronze. Anyone who has dipped their toe into the feedback pool knows how scary it is to send your beloved draft to someone else. You know how it feels …

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K.M. Allan

YA writer and blogger. Author of The Blackbirch Series, The Beginning, The Dark Half, and The Ritual (books 1, 2 & 3) are out now! I'm also an identical twin, but not the evil one.

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