Julie ZigorisCraft Tip: Get SpecificLazy writing is often nonspecific writing. It’s easy to reach for a well-worn cliche or armchair description, instead of pausing to come up…Jul 18Jul 18
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Julie ZigorisinThe Writing CooperativePlotting vs. Pantsing: The Eternal DebateAmong novelists, it’s a frequent debate — do you map your story out in advance (plotting) or do you write for inspiration and let the story…May 3, 20193May 3, 20193
Julie ZigorisinThe Writing CooperativeWhy You Should Enter Twitter Writing Contests—And It’s Not to WinAs an emerging author with a revised draft of my novel, I began entering Twitter writing contests about a year ago. I’d enter one and then…Mar 27, 20191Mar 27, 20191