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Scene breaks and transitions allow us to experience different narrative time-frames and situations involving different characters in short succession. Writing good scene breaks and transitions will keep… Read more
As 2018 draws to a close, here are the 10 most popular blog posts from the past year on Now Novel, as well as 10 posts we… Read more
The elements of setting - time, place, mood, social and cultural context - help to make a novel feel real and alive. This is an essential element of… Read more
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In epic fantasy world building, natural environments provide possible hazards (freezing cold, dangerous volcanoes) and mood or atmosphere. Even in 'realist' fiction set in our own world,… Read more
Great scene writing makes each part count towards the whole. This is particularly important when working in shorter forms such as short stories or one-hour TV episodes.… Read more
When we asked readers to share their number one writing challenges with us, two areas of writing came up repeatedly. The first was plotting and planning. The… Read more
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