Cel

Writing tips every day of NaNoWriMo! Adventures in story writing and reading

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Want more fun and practical tips to improve your writing?

Or to live vicariously through another writer?

I’m starting a quarterly newsletter! Wait - don’t scroll away yet!

It’s got writing advice that I’ve personally found useful as well as examples of how I found it useful.

Also, sections for sharing my recent diverse reads and my own writing journey!

If you like living vicariously through other writers getting writing done it will be perfect for you.

Subscribe for free or read without signing up at the link below! They’ll come out at the start of December, March, June, and September - aesthetically in line with the seasons.

Adventures in reading and writing. Click to read Celine’s Studio, by Celine L, a Substack publication. Launched 16 days ago.

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I don’t think I recorded it here but at the end of 2022 I completed the first draft of my current WIP! I’ve begun edits (am halfway) slowly between my university thesis. I have bold and likely unrealistic aims to complete at least drafts 2 and 3 this year, and next year start querying 👀

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had a YA book idea that’s a mix of Fangirls (musical), Polite Society (movie) and Gallagher Girls (book series) and i am OBSESSED with the vibes in my head

just gotta actually, ya know, write it now

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Summer 22: Gothic reads and writing goals

Also, learn the basics of machine learning

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Writing Tip #30 - the finale

What do you LOVE about your story? Do more of that.

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Writing Tip #29

Finish your story as if we’ve reached a new beginning

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Writing Tip #28

How does your scene relate to the overarching main plot and the main themes of your novel? If it doesn’t, it may not have a purpose being part of the book.

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Writing Tip #27

What does every character want in your scene? How are they trying to achieve this?

If they don’t have a goal then they don’t need to be there.

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I have one chapter remaining to write of draft one of my WIP!! I haven’t finished a full manuscript in years and i am BUZZING

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Writing Tip #26

If your scene begins positive, end it negative and vice versa.

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Writing Tip #25

If the scene feels bland, check if all the senses have been used in the scene

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Writing Tip #24

What do your characters like about each other? What keeps them in contact?

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Writing Tip #23

Why will your reader like your main character? What about them makes the reader root for them?

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Writing Tip #22

It’s okay to skip ahead to that scene you’re excited to write.

But if you’re stuck on the scenes before it, evaluate whether those connecting scenes are needed. In what other ways could your character reach that exciting scene?

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Writing Tip #21

Every character is the main character of their own story. Write a scene from their perspective to flesh them out if needed.

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Writing Tip #20

Show emotions. Tell feelings.

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Writing Tip #19

When you can’t think what to right next, there’s likely an issue ~10 sentences back

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