Is your writing cheesy? I asked a professional editor about how to spot cheesiness in your own writing as well as how to fix it.

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Niche aspects to keep in mind when you’re worldbuilding. I had fun!

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Fantasy world building workbook ➡️

I asked you guys on IG (@schoolofplot) what makes you abandon a novel. Here are the top responses as well as some fixes to avoid these features in your own writing. (Although a few of them were pretty subjective).

Here are the free downloads / plot template I talked about:

What’s the formula all great blurbs have? How can you make your book sound exciting? Which POV should you write in? Jessie from Book Blurb Magic gives us a 1 hour master class answering your blurb FAQs and workshopping a real example.

If you couldn’t take notes, here’s a blog post with some key insights from today’s chat: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides/ultimate-guide-to-blurb-writing-ft-jessie-cunniffe

Jessie’s article on hooks: https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/mastering-the-art-of-writing-book-blurbs/

Jessie’s freebie: http://anatomyofablurb.com/

Jessie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookblurbmagic

My Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/schoolofplot

A fun one. I asked you guys on Instagram (@schoolofplot) what your guilty pleasure fantasy tropes are. In this episode I discuss the top answers as well as share some of my own with Shay from Vine and Parchment.

And as always, you can get free resources and whatnot here ⬇️ https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

I always set myself some writing goals at the start of the year (and I usually only complete them in December).

And as always, you can get free resources and whatnot here ⬇️ https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

As I’m going through the drafting process, I’m keeping an eye on which words and phrases I want to cut from my manuscript. Here’s the list!

And as always, you can get free resources and whatnot here ⬇️

https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

…without it sounding cringe. Some writing advice for novelists who want to avoid the “Marvel movie dialogue” criticism.

Resources mentioned:

• Character Workbook https://schoolofplot.com/products/character-workbook

• Writing Newsletter

I read 200 first pages as a writing contest judge. I made notes on which techniques grabbed my attention as well as common tropes and mistakes I noticed.

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Circular endings, twists, cliffhangers and some exercises to help you workshop an ending that leaves readers feeling satisfied.

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