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By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Ever wonder what the original draft of a published novel looked like? Here's a peek behind the curta...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Each week, I’ll offer a tip you can take and apply to your manuscript to help improve it. They’ll be eas...

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By Spencer Ellsworth, @spencimus Part of The How They Do It Series JH: As complicated as novels are, they really do come down to some ...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Scene and chapter breaks are the most likely places to lose a reader. Are yours doing all they can to kee...

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By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy A first draft doesn’t need to adhere to a chapter format. I’m not sure when I started writing this way,...