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Karin Beery wrote a new post, Women’s Fiction and Family Fiction: What are they?, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 1 week, 4 days ago
Fiction genres seem to be spawning. Contemporary and historical fiction are now too broad of descriptors for readers who know exactly what they want: historical romantic suspense or contemporary magical realism. […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, The Omniscient Point of View, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 1 month, 1 week ago
Once the go-to point of view for novels, the omniscient POV isn’t as popular as it once was, but it’s making a reappearance in modern fiction. Many authors assume omniscient is easier to write because of its bro […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, First or Third Person Point of View: When and Why?, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 2 months, 1 week ago
When it comes to captivating your audience, point of view (POV) matters. While there are no right or wrong places to use different POVs, there are absolutely genres and styles that work well with specific POVs. […]
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Karin Beery commented on the post, Why Novels Need Story Structure, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 3 months ago
I’m glad it helped!
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, Backstory: The Right and Wrong Ways to Use Dialogue, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 3 months, 1 week ago
Every main character in every book has a backstory, but the readers don’t need to see or understand it all. There are times, however, when it’s necessary to include backstory in your manuscript to either f […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, Why Novels Need Story Structure, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 4 months, 1 week ago
Have you ever walked into your regular grocery store and cringed because they rearranged the store? You find dog food in the bread aisle and paper plates where the cereal used to be. Everything you need is […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, AI and Novel Editing, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 5 months, 1 week ago
Confession: I use Grammarly. I know other writing professional who also use it. But Grammarly, ProWriting Aid, and PefectIt will never replace an editor. Despite the unlimited capacity of AI, there are a few […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, How to Write a Novel: Book Recommendations for All Writers, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 6 months, 2 weeks ago
With 15+ years of experience writing and editing fiction, I can teach you a lot about plot, characters, style, pacing, and more, but I didn’t invent most of the techniques that I teach. To be completely honest, I […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, Write Better Characters: How to Strengthen Goals and Motivations, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Characters are, of course, the lifeblood of fiction. All the twisty turny plot elements in the world won’t matter to readers if they are not bonded to a character they care about.” Just Write by James Scott Bel […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, Self-Editing Fiction: Where Do You Start?, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Most people associate editing with fixing punctuation and grammar mistakes, but it starts much earlier than that. In fact, if you start with the PUGS—punctuation, usage, grammar, and syntax—you’re wasting time […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, Why Do You Need a Novel Synopsis?, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Most novelists know they need to write a synopsis for their books, and there are lots of resources to teach you how to write your synopsis, but why do you need one?
Here’s the good news—a synopsis is not an exa […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, The Satisfying Ending, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 10 months, 1 week ago
Most writers are familiar with the Happily Ever After (HEA), but not every genre—and not every story—needs an HEA. In fact, every story needs the same type of ending: the Satisfying Ending.
Writers and rea […]
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Karin Beery commented on the post, Sell More Novels: Know Your Audience, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 10 months, 2 weeks ago
I don’t have a specific article, but there are definite trends in the industry, and a few publications have written about the rising popularity in genre vs. literary in the past decade. For me, the best litmus […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, Know Your Genre (and get better results!), on the site Karin Beery's Blog 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Have you ever turned your TV to the Food Network and found a mystery movie? Or turned to the Hallmark Channel to watch the hockey playoffs?
Of course not!
When it comes to genres, television stations have it […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, 7 Ways to Add Tension Without Ruining Your Story, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 1 year ago
Have you ever been in a restaurant when the people next to you started arguing? Talk about tension! Putting a fight or argument into your story is a great way to add tension, but if you rely solely on personal […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, Sell More Novels: Know Your Audience, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 1 year, 1 month ago
Writing the novel you want to read might be fun, but it doesn’t mean your novel will sell (or even get published). If you want to write novels that sell, you have to write for more than yourself—you have to […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, 4 Tips for Creating Meaningful Connections with Characters, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 1 year, 2 months ago
One of the great things about fiction is the opportunity to step into someone else’s head and not only experience a new and different life, but to feel the excitement, anguish, and fear right along with the c […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, Keep It Simple, Stupid: 3 Fiction-Writing Rules for Success, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 1 year, 2 months ago
When it comes to fiction writing, simple is best.
Too often, new writers want to do something new and original to capture an agent or publisher’s attention. They create over-the-top characters, put them into […]
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Karin Beery wrote a new post, 3 Easy Steps to Better Goals in 2023!, on the site Karin Beery's Blog 1 year, 4 months ago
What’s the biggest roadblock to your writing/publishing success?
What if you could remove it (or at least find a way around it)?When I started editing, my goal was to help writers write better b […]