writersblockbecomesunblocked: How Long Your Stories Should Be (And What Publishers Want) First of all, thank you so much for over 8,000 followers!! Short Story -Under 500 Words is described as flash fiction. It’s one scene -Between 1,000 and 8,000 Words is a short story -Between 5,000 and 10,000 Words is as long as a short…

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writer-jessicac: Character Agency in Writing While writing, one question you should always be asking yourself is Does my protagonist have agency? By agency, I mean making decisions that affect the plot significantly. Protagonists should be active, not just reactive. It’s boring to read a book about things happening to a character and them reacting to…

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Hi, do you have any advice in dealing with procrastination while writing? I’ve had ideas and the plot planned out but whenever I want to write them, I end up not writing at all and just surfing through the net. Thank you so much. This blog really helped me a lot :)

theliteraryarchitect: Thanks for writing! I’m glad my blog has been helpful to you. Hopefully this will help, too 🙂 Dealing with Procrastination First impression: You need to block yourself out of the damn internet. Listen, I’ve been writing for years. I’ve completed stories, I’ve published, I did an MFA. I’m 100% clear that I love…

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