Tag: Writing Tips
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Afrofuturism, Black Historical Romance, and more…
Page refresh: how the internet is transforming the novel (The Guardian) Towards the end of 2020, a year spent supine on my sofa consuming endless internet like a force-fed goose, I managed to finish a beautifully written debut novel: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, which comes out next month. And yet despite the entrancing descriptions, I could […]
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Infographic: Punctuation Problems
Commas, semicolons, and colons…oh my! You’re not really sure which one to use, but you know your sentence needs something to help it make sense. As any writer knows, the punctuation you use can mean the difference between a clearly written sentence and a clunky sentence that makes little to no sense. Below are a […]
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New Year, New Waking Writer!
Dear Reader, As we ring in 2019, we are all probably thinking about what we would like to do differently this year. Here at Waking Writer, we have had a great couple of years interviewing fabulous indie authors, showcasing new books, sharing writing tips and news from the literary world. Don’t worry…Waking Writer plans to […]
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3rd Person POV: Pros and Cons
Maisie wasn’t sure if she was hearing voices outside her room or actually going crazy. Have you ever vacillated between which point-of-view to use for your story? I sure have. I’m a sucker for third-person and the old-fashioned feel of it (although, I want to be edgy enough to try second-person someday). Typically, I opt […]
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