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Homeschool Novelist

Is your homeschool student writing a book? Novels have always been my students' favorite English projects. And I love how writing fiction pulls everything…
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The Power of Chiastic Story Structure (Especially in a Series) - Helping Writers Become Authors Writing Genres, Writing Resources, Writing Quotes, Fiction Writing, Writing Tools, Novel Writing, Writing Skills, Three Act Structure, Story Structure
Writing Genres
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Fiction Writing
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Story Structure
The Power of Chiastic Story Structure (Especially in a Series) - Helping Writers Become Authors
A good story is more than a series of things that happen. It's all about the cause and effect. Novel Writing Plot, Writing Pins, Writing Steps, Mystery Writing, Writing Advice, Student Writing
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Student Writing
A good story is more than a series of things that happen. It's all about the cause and effect.
Here are the basic steps involved if you are self-publishing a print and ebook simultaneously. Writing A Bio, Word Usage, Paying Ads, Apple Books, Feel Tired, Self Publishing, Book Print
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Here are the basic steps involved if you are self-publishing a print and ebook simultaneously.
Is your character a Mary Sue? You might be writing one without even realizing it! Learn the warning signs and how to fix them to create a character with more depth and realism. Book Writing Tips, Writing Life, Writing Process, Writing Help
Book Writing Tips
Writing Life
Writing Process
Writing Help
Is your character a Mary Sue? You might be writing one without even realizing it! Learn the warning signs and how to fix them to create a character with more depth and realism.
Against the Tragic Villain Backstory: It is power, not suffering, that tempts people to evil. Flash Gordon, Comic Book Movies, Sci Fi Movies, Iconic Movies, Metroid, Star Trek, Max Von Sydow, Game Of Thrones Cast, Science Fiction Adventure
Flash Gordon
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Iconic Movies
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Star Trek
Max Von Sydow
Game Of Thrones Cast
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Against the Tragic Villain Backstory: It is power, not suffering, that tempts people to evil.
The Final Books from a Homeschooled Teen Author – Do you enjoy binge reading tales of epic fantasy? Love exploring magical worlds wracked by the struggle of good against evil? Writing A Book, English Projects, Fantasy Love, Friends Travel, Fantasy Fiction, Fantasy Adventure
Writing A Book
English Projects
Fantasy Love
Friends Travel
Fantasy Fiction
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The Final Books from a Homeschooled Teen Author – Do you enjoy binge reading tales of epic fantasy? Love exploring magical worlds wracked by the struggle of good against evil?
So Very Cheesy: the Fantasy Diet --- a fun rant about food in the fantasy genre. Medieval Drawings, Medieval Paintings, Medieval Life, Medieval Art, Renaissance Art, Medieval Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscript, Mythological Creatures, Mythical Creatures
Medieval Drawings
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Medieval Art
Renaissance Art
Medieval Manuscript
Illuminated Manuscript
Mythological Creatures
Mythical Creatures
So Very Cheesy: the Fantasy Diet --- a fun rant about food in the fantasy genre.
Great tips for making a richer story! Writing Crafts, Describing Characters, Writing Characters, Writing Lines
Writing Crafts
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Great tips for making a richer story!
There’s a lot of good storytelling juice inherent in dreams. But there are more ways to do it wrong than right. Writer Tips, Writing Prompts, Writing Goals
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There’s a lot of good storytelling juice inherent in dreams. But there are more ways to do it wrong than right.
Writer Beware! What It Feels Like To Have An Agent -- sad advice from a long-time, experienced, best-selling author. Novelist, Feel Like, Writers, Homeschool, Mom Jeans
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Writer Beware! What It Feels Like To Have An Agent -- sad advice from a long-time, experienced, best-selling author.
It’s actually much more true, and specific, to say that drama is the constant clashing of a hero/ine’s PLAN and an antagonist’s, or several antagonists’, PLANS. Romance Writers, Essential Questions, Antagonist, Character Development
Romance Writers
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It’s actually much more true, and specific, to say that drama is the constant clashing of a hero/ine’s PLAN and an antagonist’s, or several antagonists’, PLANS.
Build Character Empathy in Your First Few Pages -- failure to connect with the character is a common reason why people stop reading. Writing Tips, Writing Coach
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Writing Coach
Build Character Empathy in Your First Few Pages -- failure to connect with the character is a common reason why people stop reading.
Knocking People Out: While it’s possible in real life, it turns out it’s not as lightly done or easy as fiction would have us believe, because... Fantasy Faction, Rapid Transit, Thing 1, Article Writing
Fantasy Faction
Rapid Transit
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Knocking People Out: While it’s possible in real life, it turns out it’s not as lightly done or easy as fiction would have us believe, because...
What most aspiring authors need to be doing is using the New Year, or Junowrimo, or Nanowrimo, wherever you are in the year, to FINISH an old book. Typography Book Cover, Creative Typography, Writing Groups, New Books, Good Books
Typography Book Cover
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What most aspiring authors need to be doing is using the New Year, or Junowrimo, or Nanowrimo, wherever you are in the year, to FINISH an old book.
Greed, Revenge, and Acceptance, three of the most powerful motivations in literature. Novel Structure, Plot Outline, Writing Exercises
Novel Structure
Plot Outline
Writing Exercises
Greed, Revenge, and Acceptance, three of the most powerful motivations in literature.
Create fascinating characters driven by the need for Identity, Love, or Survival. I Am A Writer
I Am A Writer
Create fascinating characters driven by the need for Identity, Love, or Survival.
How to compelling character motivation and make it feel as though your character is writing their own story. Genre Fiction, Young Adult Novels
Genre Fiction
Young Adult Novels
How to compelling character motivation and make it feel as though your character is writing their own story.
Here’s what I know: change is painful, both in the fictional world and the real one. Writing Lessons, Reading Writing
Writing Lessons
Reading Writing
Here’s what I know: change is painful, both in the fictional world and the real one.
To create a truly unique, complex monster, look carefully at each of these aspects, then ask yourself questions and write down the answers. What Is Conflict, Magic System, Writing Boards, Medieval World
What Is Conflict
Magic System
Writing Boards
Medieval World
To create a truly unique, complex monster, look carefully at each of these aspects, then ask yourself questions and write down the answers.
The fight scene is short! That means every sentence must count...
The fight scene is short! That means every sentence must count...
What makes you great is doing – being productive, writing stuff, making stuff – keeping going. Story Prompts
Story Prompts
What makes you great is doing – being productive, writing stuff, making stuff – keeping going.
Fiction University: Three Things to Consider When Writing Descriptions... Why point of view is your best tool for figuring out how to write or edit your descriptions. Fiction Stories, Literary Devices
Fiction Stories
Literary Devices
Fiction University: Three Things to Consider When Writing Descriptions... Why point of view is your best tool for figuring out how to write or edit your descriptions.
8 Ways to Write Better SFF: Injecting realism into science fiction and fantasy can make them far more compelling stories. Cool Writing, Science Fiction, Sff
Cool Writing
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8 Ways to Write Better SFF: Injecting realism into science fiction and fantasy can make them far more compelling stories.
Denise Gaskins
Denise Gaskins
Homeschool Novelist
Creating Stunning Character Arcs: A helpful series of posts based on K.M. Weiland's book. Creative Writing Tips, Writing Words
Creative Writing Tips
Writing Words
Creating Stunning Character Arcs: A helpful series of posts based on K.M. Weiland's book.
New Fantasy Adventure Novel by Homeschooled Teen Author: If you enjoy clean fantasy tales, check out the new installment in Teresa Gaskins’s serial quest adventure The Riddled Stone. Fiction Novels, Adventure Novels, New Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Science Fiction Fantasy
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New Fantasy Adventure Novel by Homeschooled Teen Author: If you enjoy clean fantasy tales, check out the new installment in Teresa Gaskins’s serial quest adventure The Riddled Stone.