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The first ever template to come from The Writers’ Helpers, “Getting to Know You PT1″ is a 7-page, printable pdf will help you get to know your characters on a deeper level.

 From what their favorite foods are to how they perform at work, you’ll be able to map out your characters with ease. PT1 covers the basics, and parts to come will get more intimate and cover more areas of creating your world. 

The template is spaced out to allow for your creative juices to flow-- perfect for when you discover something unexpected about your character.

Whether you end up using this template for Camp NaNoWriMo or just for fun, we hope that this resource will be helpful! 

Click here to download “Getting to Know You PT1″

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When writing a book that switches POVs every chapter or so, is it considered lazy writing to explicitly state which characters POV it is with the chapter? Because I've read books that don't say it and I've read others that do.

Hey there!

Personally, I don’t think it’s lazy, but I do think that POV voice is important and it should stand on its own. 

I don’t know you or your writing, but I am going to include a couple of helpful resources on writing POV in case it helps! 

Third Person Limited vs. Third Person Omniscient vs. First Person POV 

Writing in Deep POV

8 Tips for Shifting POV

Writing in Multiple POVs

POV: Techniques for Getting Inside a Character’s Head

Effective Ways to Give your Characters Distinct Voices

-H

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A Call for Admins: Join TheWritersHelpers!

Have you ever wanted to be part of TheWritersHelpers team? Do you have a knack for writing and love to help people? Are you a little bit snarky and a lotta bit nice? Well, we’re lookin’ for ya.

From now until 04/19, applications to be part of the team are OPEN.

Click here to apply.

We’re lookin’ forward to havin’ ya on the team. 

-TheWritersHelpers

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Motivation Hour Thread

You are capable of doing great things... you ARE doing great things. 

Don’t put pressure on yourself to do more than you feel like you can do. These times are emotional and hard and exhausting. You don’t have to be learning a new skill or being productive with all of this extra time that you now are sitting on. You’re allowed to grieve the life you were living before all of this.

You will write when you feel like it and not when people say that you have to. You will create the things that you want to, and when you do, you will inspire others just because you did.

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Hey TWH Fam!

I just wanted to jump on here and say hello and check in with everyone!

I’m on day 15 of social distancing, and have enough time with not working to focus on getting the blog started again.

While I am doing schoolwork as well, I want to see what would be helpful for YOU!

Maybe we could take one or two days a week to do a live chat or video or something? Word sprints etc.? Anyone doing Camp NaNoWriMo? Resources you’d like to see?

Let me know!

I hope you’re all staying healthy, and please please please wash your hands.

Love,

H

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Hello! I am working on my first completely original novel! The thing is: I’m a fanfic writer, and I enjoy writing fanfictions. Should I stop writing fanfictions so that I can focus on novels and original works that people will actually read? Or should I find a median and be able to write fanfics and my novel? I’m sorry, I just needed some advice.

A lot of people read fanfics, too! Why not write both? You should never stop writing what you love. 

There are a lot of online forums where people read fanfics– the main one that comes to mind is Wattpad. I haven’t seen much fanfic on Radish, but I also haven’t gone too deep into that app.

Are there other places that you, the followers, have been reading on to help this anon out? 

-H

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Our Newest Admins Have Their Welcome Email in Their Inboxes

Are you excited to see who will be joining the team?!

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4 Feb 2017

Write a haiku

Roaring thunder is Only a distant whisper When you are near me