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Everyone Takes Wrong Turns…Even Amazon
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : As writers, we all take wrong turns sometimes. That fact holds true no matter how much experience we gain. We might draft a scene one way, only to...
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Overwhelmed? Break Down Tasks for Writing and Life — Guest: Augustina Van Hoven
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : The vast majority of us are too busy. Between writing, family, day job, and household obligations, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Add in that our...
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“A Leap of Faith” in Fiction and in Life
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : If we’ve ever paid attention to story structure, we might have noticed that near the end of a story, the protagonist often takes “a leap of faith”...
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How Can We Make Scenes Feel Stronger with Sequels?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : My worksheets page is most often recommended for my beat sheets, but one of the other popular tools I share is the Elements of a Good Scene...
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Backstory: Avoid Info Dumping by Making It Essential: Part 1 — Guest: Kris...
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : One aspect of writing craft that can be hard for newer writers to grasp is the importance of context. We hear about showing vs. telling or “writing...
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Backstory: Avoid Info Dumping by Making It Essential: Part 2 — Guest: Kris...
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : One of my favorite aspects of developing a character’s arc is exploring their false belief because it’s key to the emotional heart of our story: a...
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How Can We Make Our Story’s Conflict Stronger?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident...
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Backstory: Avoid Info Dumping by Making It Essential: Part 3 — Guest: Kris...
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : As we talked about last week in Part Two of Kris Kennedy’s backstory series, the false beliefs or guiding principles that grow out of a character’s...
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Building a Story: Chapters vs. Scenes
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : We’ve talked before about how there’s no wrong way to get to “The End” when drafting and editing our book. All that matters is whether the finished...
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Backstory: Avoid Info Dumping by Making It Essential: Part 4 — Guest: Kris...
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : As we talked about the last few weeks in Part Two and Part Three of Kris Kennedy’s backstory series, the false beliefs or guiding principles that...
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Writing Projects: Are We Ever Really Done?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : A few months ago, I shared how I’m trying an experimental solution to fix a recurring infection that’s been disintegrating my jawbone. As I...
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Backstory: Avoid Info Dumping by Making It Essential: Part 5 — Guest: Kris...
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : I’ve often talked about how stories are about change. Even the simplest story will “arc” by ending up someplace different from where it started. As...
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How to Get Expert Writing Advice…for Free!
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : In case you missed it, last week Kris Kennedy shared the conclusion of her fantastic 5-part guest post series on Must-Read Backstory. Each entry of...
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Write Romance? Announcing a New Workshop!
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : As I hinted at in my last post about the upcoming free Romance Writers Summit, I’m announcing a brand-new workshop. Yay! I’ve been thinking about...
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Do You Share Your Expertise?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : I’m re-running a post today because it’s the time of year that it applies again. Time to propose a guest post! *smile* Many of us suffer from...
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How Can We Discover Our Vision and Goals?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : Those who follow my blog know that I’ve talked a lot over the years about how we need to determine our goals. The biggest reason I make such a big...
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Watching Out for Redundancy in Our Story
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : Once I start reading a book beyond the Look Inside feature at Amazon, it’s rare for me to DNF (did not finish) a story. If I DNF a book later in...
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Get a Sneak Peek of My New Romance Workshop!
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : For the past several weeks, I’ve been talking about an amazing free online event I’m part of: the Romance Writers Summit. I love reading and...
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How Is Our Protagonist Challenged to Improve? (& a Worksheet!)
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : I’ve been having a lot of fun preparing the mini-ebook-style handout for my upcoming Romance Beat Sheet workshop. The handouts for my classes are...
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Romance Beats vs. 12 Stages of Intimacy
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : Today’s the day of my new workshop on my Romance Beat Sheet. Yay! Ever since announcing my workshop, I’ve gotten several messages from writers...
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