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Point Of View Errors! How To Spot And Fix Them

On December 11, 2020 By K.M. Allan16 Comments

Ah, point of view (POV), a writing essential to include in your book but something that you can get so easily wrong. It doesn't take much to slip from the view of the character who is telling your story, and you might not even notice you've done it. That's where the following advice comes in …

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7 Tips For Creating Awesome Characters

On November 27, 2020 By K.M. Allan20 Comments

While a great storyline and an intense setting can make for an excellent read, what really creates a great book is awesome characters. After all, how many pages have you kept turning just to see what happens to the MC? Getting your reader to care about your characters is a task every writer should aim …

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Author Bio Dos and Don’ts

On October 2, 2020 By K.M. Allan19 Comments

Getting into the writing game doesn't just mean composing entire books, dreaded synopses, and query letters, you also need an author bio. Yep! As much as you might want the focus to only be on the art you've created, agents, publishers, and readers are going to want to know about the person behind the pen, …

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Book Scenes: Four Key Things To Establish

On September 18, 2020 By K.M. Allan11 Comments

Unless you're a super-organized planner who stuck to your writing outline religiously, there will come a point during editing when you'll re-read a scene and have to make sure it includes everything you wanted. This is my dilemma as I work on my current work in progress. I wrote the draft back in 2017, so …

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4 Things A Writer Can Control

On September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 By K.M. Allan33 Comments

If life—and more specifically, 2020—has taught us anything, it’s that we don’t have control over everything. When it comes to writing, control is very much a balancing act. You can control which characters are in your story, but you can’t always control what they want to do (even if you think you can with that …

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Unintentional Story Issues, And How To Fix Them

On June 12, 2020 By K.M. Allan32 Comments

When you're the writer of a manuscript, everything about the story makes sense to you. And why wouldn't it? You're the one who has spent hours writing your way through countless drafts. The trouble with being the person who's worked on the story so intensely means it can be hard for you to notice when …

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4 Reasons To Listen To Your Own Book

4 Reasons To Listen To Your Own Book

On May 29, 2020 By K.M. Allan24 Comments

By the time you're at the tail-end of the writing process, you are so sick of your words you'll do anything to not read them again. This usually happens right around the time you have to read them, though, because you're getting your MS ready to query or publish. But instead of begrudgingly wading through …

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Plot Twist Tricks

Plot Twist Tricks

On May 15, 2020 By K.M. Allan25 Comments

Is there anything as good as reading a story and coming across a plot twist so great it completely blows you away? When done right, a plot twist will turn a tale on its head, get readers turning pages, and talking about your work to anyone who'll listen. If that sounds like something you want in …

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2 Simple Ways To Switch Into Writer Mode

On May 1, 2020 By K.M. Allan18 Comments

Concentration is hard to come by at the best of times, but as we're currently experiencing the worst of times, it's downright rare. Time to write is just as scarce some days, with new Coronavirus world responsibilities taking priority. When you do get the chance to write, you might find that diving straight into work …

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

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