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For Christians new to writing novels for kids and teens. Creative writing tips, encouragement and inspiration from Janet Wilson, writer, speaker, and publisher of Christian fiction for young people. Get ready to take your writing to the next level! You can do it - all you need is a bit of help. Don't miss out!
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What time works best for you, to write?
Maybe there's more than one!
In this episode we look at how you can get into the habit of writing daily, but also how to grab other moments when you feel the inspiration flowing.
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Over the summer I sent out 5 quick writing tips every Monday to my email list. Nothing detailed – a bit like proverbs, perhaps!
I have put all 25 into a neat list for you and turned them into this podcast.
I hope you will find them useful! If you do, make sure you subscribe to the …
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There are many elements we need to get right with our stories, but there are some basic essentials that will make or break our novels.
I hope this podcast will help you make sure you have at least these 5 elements just right for your readers!
Don't forget to subscribe... and I…
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Tight Sentences
As in every area of art, writing tight sentences is not an exact science, but I hope some pointers in the right direction might help you with your work in progress.
The aim of writing tight sentences is to help with clarity and pace, and increase reader enjoyment of…
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Some surprises in stories can be good - some can be bad.
Listen in and get some tips for your own novel, to make sure you are thrilling your readers with some great surprises!
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Welcome to the Write for a Reason podcast. My name is Janet Wilson; I'm a publisher of Christian fiction for young people with Dernier Publishing. If you are a Christian, and new to writing stories for kids and teens, stay tuned for encouragement, creative writing tips and act…
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Some writers are great at dialogue - others find it more challenging. Here are some tips to help you write dialogue that will move your story forward, help your readers to get to know your characters better, and bring in lots of emotion.
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The setting of our story is important!
Janet Wilson of Dernier Publishing (Christian fiction for kids and teens) discusses the importance of choosing a compelling setting to enhance your story, and how it can increase reader engagement.
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Getting descriptions right can be tricky. Janet Wilson of Dernier Publishing gives 7 tips to help you write great descriptions for your stories.
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Do you need an antagonist in your story?
Not necessarily!
Listen to this podcast episode to find some other ways of introducing conflict into your stories.
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