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Hey, authors! Welcome to the first  5th Week Update  of 2021! It's been a solid four months. Life happened and writing posts became difficult. But I made it through! So let's get to! Milestones  Maybe this is not a milestone. But December's to January's posts seem super solid to me. Most of them, at least. It took me a few days to write them. A normal post is around 1000-1500 words. Some of them during those months reached above 2000. Yay to building writing muscle!  Pinterest has seen a pin redesign! It's something I've been talking about since the first 5WU post. Leave a comment below telling me what you think about it! New Posts Stories and Reality MISCOMMUNICATION: Why it sucks and how to fix it 1 Year Blogiversary 4 Lessons From Final Fantasy 15 #WQT: WRITING WITH PERFECTIONISM MAKING READERS FEEL SOMETHING: 6 Secrets To Writing Powerful Emotions Celebrating Aussie Authors! 6.5 Lessons From The Whisper Duology #WQT: 10 Tips To Ace Cowriting BEFORE YOU BEC

Keeper of the Lost Cities  is a MG fantasy series by Shannon Messenger. It's currently 8.5 books long and it gets so much hype. With one more book on the way, what can we look forward to? Despite all its hype, there's a lot  that has been complained about. And most of it is justified.  I've been with this series since the release of Neverseen , Book 4. While I enjoyed it at first, the more I read it, the less I enjoy it. I feel like the series began with so much potential, but missed the mark by a long shot.  Here's the four biggest problems we can take away from this series. Let's get to!    1. Special snowflake and cardboard cutouts  Our main character, Sophie Foster, is a special snowflake. She's the specialest of special snowflakes. First, what does it mean?  To be a special snowflake means that the character is treated differently, generally worshipped, because of their supposedly amazing qualities. Here's a few common traits: The world revolves arou

Fiction impacts lives. You can't call something "just a story" because it isn't. Stories have messages, intentional or unintentional, and the readers will be affected. Sometimes, it's obvious. Sometimes, it's not so obvious.  When you're writing something, it's important to make sure you're intentional about your content. While it's okay to write from a perspective you don't agree with, you need to make sure you're framing it with intent.  The following topics on this list are objectively  bad. I'm not saying never ever write a story that has this in it, because that's wrong. Everything here has a place in fiction. What I am saying is that you should not romanticise them.  I have seen them many, many times in fiction. It's horrifying how some of them are portrayed to be good for you. Like you should wish to go through it.  Yeah nah, mate. It's painful. You don't want to experience any of these, and you don't want

To be a successful author , building your writing muscle is something you should focus on as early as possible.  Why? It will make your writing life SO much easier. It will take you less time to warm up, help you write more in less time and ultimately, you'll get more books out.  The best thing about this part is that you can start now. It's easier than struggling through a novel - and much faster too.  So here's five ways to hone your writing muscle. Let's get to!    1. Blogging  Starting with an obvious one, blogging! This has been paramount to building my writing muscle. You can compare my older and newer posts to see how far I've come.  Blogging has a huge influence on your writing. It has a consistent nature, so you become used to writing on a regular basis. It also helps you find your  voice  and share your ideas to the public. An engaged audience will help shape you into the best you can.  It doesn't matter what you're blogging about. What you want

Transcript Killing your darlings? WHAT IT MEANS: To delete anything that doesn't work in your story, no matter how much you like it. WHAT TO DO INSTEAD: Make it about your darling. Give your darling a reason. Change your darling to fit. It only needs to be by a bit. Keep your darling for a future story. You won't be killing your darling, you'll be making them move house. Only kill your darling completely if you can't save them!