Your place-names, even your street-names, will have a history. They can be a great leaping off point for your character to fill in some world-building with another character.
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What is your character most afraid of? Is there a reason?
There’s so much attention on chapter one, yet what about chapter two?
In today’s revising, I’m rehauling chapter two, and realizing I’ve never heard it discussed much at writing conferences etc
I found this blog post which is a bit old but I found helpful. Anyone have any favorite #writingtips on revising chapter two (of a novel)?
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https://theeditorsblog.net/2010/10/12/where-should-a-second-chapter-start/
The Editor's Blog - Write well. Write often. Edit wisely. · Where Should a Second Chapter Start? - The Editor's BlogWe get advice out the wazoo about a novel's opening chapter. We can find information about how to write the final chapter. But what are the tips for starting a novel's second chapter?
How does the weather affect things in your story? Hot, cold, wet, windy, all these things can add an interesting texture to an ordinary event. Just don't overdo it.
A #WritingTip: remember no story really exists before you start #writing it. Not even in your own head. You're not transcribing a preexisting, flawless #text. What you do #write may not "sound" like the images or notions you had in mind, but that's inevitable. That's #creating. Embrace it.
Calling All Authors! The 2025 International Best Indie Book Award contest is accepting book submissions!
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Why does your medieval fantasy land have a king? Can't you invent something better? Have you?
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Can You Write a Novel About a Different Culture Than Your Own?
Is it ethical to write a novel about a different culture? And how to do it. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/can-you-write-a-novel-about-a-different-culture-than-your-own-0900f60f3a1
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A Navigation Chart For Daily Practice by Stephen Weinstock
Stephen Weinstock has one great navigation chart for daily practice that he wants to share with you, a way to develop 1001…
https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/05/16/a-navigation-chart-for-daily-practice-by-stephen-weinstock
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Describe your character failing at something. Readers find a character more relatable if they don't succeed at everything they attempt.
What is something that could only exist in your world? Not something big, just a little detail. Look around at little things in the world today, and see how they might translate.
There are lots of tips for #writers about do this and don't do that, but one thing that is very important is to be aware of homophones.
There and Their are common ones but there are actually a lot more (depending on your accent) than you might first realise.
course/coarse, hanger/hangar, led/lead, etc.
It's so very easy to miss these, even if you know the correct spelling.
Not only that, there are also words of similar spelling that mean very different things. I posted a toot the other day about the words Torturous and Tortuous. But there are also things like Tentative and Attentive.
And stupid spellcheck won't spot any of these!
Stupid spellcheck.
Episode 4 of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast is now available across podcast apps! Veronica Sullivan – director of the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival – discusses curation as an act of creation, uncomfortable cultural conversations, and how literary fests will have to evolve because of publishing platforms like Substack.
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https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/BibaTgCS3Sb
Spotify for CreatorsVeronica Sullivan (director of the Melbourne Writers Festival) by 5AM StoryTalkWelcome to 5AM StoryTalk! I'm joined by VERONICA SULLIVAN – the director of the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival. You can learn more about her extensive career in fiction, publishing, and the arts in general at her website, but you can also find links to what we discuss in our artist-on-artist conversation in the links list below.Buy tickets to the Melbourne Writers Festival taking place from May 8th to 11th, 2025 here.Subscribe to the 5AM StoryTalk newsletter here.A bonus episode, exclusive to 5AM StoryTalk’s rock-star paid subscribers, is also available. If you’re not yet a paid subscriber, you’ll get more of Veronica and I discussing a seminal piece of art from his life – C.S. Lewis’s Narnia novel The Magician’s Nephew (1955). Listen here.Show notes. Veronica and I discuss the following (amongst other things):· The influence of an artist's biography (both good and bad) on the reception of their work in today’s information-rich society, but also the larger problem we have in which we often appraise work based on what we know about it rather than our personal experience of it· How Australia’s unique geographic and cultural dynamics shaped the country’s vibrant and robust literary culture and publishing traditions· Festival curation as a form creation not dissimilar from storytelling· The Melbourne Writers Festival’s focus on diverse forms of storytelling and events beyond traditional literary conversations – including the necessity for provocative cultural conversations that might challenge many attendees· How platforms like Substack are reshaping how authors connect with their audiences, what it means for the future of publishing, and how literary festivals might adapt to these innovations to recognize Substackers’ achievements· The role of writers and readers festivals – and arts festivals in general – in communities like Melbourne, enhancing cultural engagement and happiness.Links:· 5AM StoryTalk newsletter (become a paid subscriber here to gain access to both the 5AM StoryTalk newsletter and podcast· Veronica Sullivan’s website· Description of The Magician’s Nephew
The #Creativity Hack No One Told You About: Read the #Obituaries
Got #writersblock?
#reading obits you to distant ideas, fueling associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs
The MIT Press Reader · The Creativity Hack No One Told You About: Read the ObitsReading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
New Q&A from 5AM StoryTalk! LaToya Morgan – the co-creator and showrunner of J.J. Abrams' latest TV thriller 'Duster' - discusses the new series, Rod Serling’s influence on her, and changing the world through her art.
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https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/q-and-a-screenwriter-latoya-morgan
I killed them! I killed my darlings. Yeah.*** 
https://harpers.org/archive/2014/11/spare-the-darling/ @writers
*** And no, I didn't kill the darlings, only the boring lengths.
Harper's MagazineSpare the Darling, by John Crowley