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  • How to Avoid Cheesy Writing
    2025/02/14

    Is your writing cheesy? I asked a professional editor about how to spot cheesiness in your own writing as well as how to fix it.


    Free writing resources:https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads


    Find me here: https://www.instagram.com/schoolofplot

    Find Shay here:

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    57 分
  • Fantasy Worldbuilding Checklist
    2025/01/31

    Niche aspects to keep in mind when you’re worldbuilding. I had fun!


    Free writing resources ➡️


    Fantasy world building workbook ➡️

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    31 分
  • What Makes Readers Abandon a Novel
    2025/01/17

    I asked you guys on IG (@schoolofplot) what makes you abandon a novel. Here are the top responses as well as some fixes to avoid these features in your own writing. (Although a few of them were pretty subjective).


    Here are the free downloads / plot template I talked about:

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    31 分
  • How to Write a Bestselling Blurb
    2025/01/10

    What’s the formula all great blurbs have? How can you make your book sound exciting? Which POV should you write in? Jessie from Book Blurb Magic gives us a 1 hour master class answering your blurb FAQs and workshopping a real example.


    If you couldn’t take notes, here’s a blog post with some key insights from today’s chat: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides/ultimate-guide-to-blurb-writing-ft-jessie-cunniffe


    Jessie’s article on hooks: https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/mastering-the-art-of-writing-book-blurbs/


    Jessie’s freebie: http://anatomyofablurb.com/


    Jessie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookblurbmagic


    My Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/schoolofplot

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    54 分
  • Guilty Pleasure Fantasy Tropes
    2025/01/02

    A fun one. I asked you guys on Instagram (@schoolofplot) what your guilty pleasure fantasy tropes are. In this episode I discuss the top answers as well as share some of my own with Shay from Vine and Parchment.


    And as always, you can get free resources and whatnot here ⬇️ https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

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    38 分
  • New Years Resolutions For Writers
    2024/12/27

    I always set myself some writing goals at the start of the year (and I usually only complete them in December).


    And as always, you can get free resources and whatnot here ⬇️ https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

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    22 分
  • Words to Delete From Your Novel
    2024/12/06

    As I’m going through the drafting process, I’m keeping an eye on which words and phrases I want to cut from my manuscript. Here’s the list!


    And as always, you can get free resources and whatnot here ⬇️

    https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

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    20 分
  • How to Write Funny Dialogue
    2024/11/29

    …without it sounding cringe. Some writing advice for novelists who want to avoid the “Marvel movie dialogue” criticism.


    Resources mentioned:

    • Character Workbook https://schoolofplot.com/products/character-workbook

    • Writing Newsletter

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    24 分