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Creative Writing Tips to Hook Readers

68 CQ
10 Lessons
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    6. "Show, Don't Tell" Writing Tips
    A lesson with T. P. Jagger
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    This lesson gives writing tips on how to “show, don’t tell” a story, exploring how to reveal a character’s emotions, and how to use powerful verbs and similes.

    This lesson gives writing tips on how to “show, don’t tell” a story, exploring how to reveal a character’s emotions, and how to use powerful verbs and similes.

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    7. How to Write the Setting for a Story
    A lesson with T. P. Jagger
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    This lesson provides writing tips for creating a scene’s setting, exploring how sensory and specific details can help create a vibrant world for your story.

    This lesson provides writing tips for creating a scene’s setting, exploring how sensory and specific details can help create a vibrant world for your story.

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    8. How to Create Memorable Characters
    A lesson with T. P. Jagger
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    This creative writing lesson presents how-to fiction-writing tips for creating memorable, multi-dimensional, complex characters who will engage readers.

    This creative writing lesson presents how-to fiction-writing tips for creating memorable, multi-dimensional, complex characters who will engage readers.

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    9. How to Write Effective Dialogue
    A lesson with T. P. Jagger
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    This creative writing lesson presents how-to tips for writing effective dialogue, including a writing exercise to help polish your dialogue-writing skills.

    This creative writing lesson presents how-to tips for writing effective dialogue, including a writing exercise to help polish your dialogue-writing skills.

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    10. How to Revise a Story
    A lesson with T. P. Jagger
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    This creative writing lesson presents how-to fiction-writing tips for revising a story using the four T’s of revision: Time, Tongues, Technology, and Twos.

    This creative writing lesson presents how-to fiction-writing tips for revising a story using the four T’s of revision: Time, Tongues, Technology, and Twos.