Romance Novels 101

Romance Novels 101

April 24, 2019

I’m really excited to bring a classroom-inspired writing series to the Crescent Crown Blog! We’ll cover some major genres in this installment so you can learn, read and get inspired if it’s your desired genre! First up, the Romance Novel. 

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How to Create Character Vision Boards Using Canva

How to Create Character Vision Boards Using Canva

April 03, 2019

Have you ever created a vision board? Or perhaps a dream board? When you were younger you may have cut out pictures from magazines and inspirational quotes and glued them to a poster board. They made your dreams visual, you were able to get those images from your eyes into your head instead of just imagining what they would look like.

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Scrivener: A Powerful Tool for Writers

Scrivener: A Powerful Tool for Writers

March 27, 2019

Scrivener is a software that allows you to effectively write your novel by keeping everything in one place including your notes, drafts, characters and settings. This is not a free tool, but rather a low-cost one-time investment that will dramatically improve your productivity (once you learn how to use it).

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How to Create Well Developed Characters

How to Create Well Developed Characters

March 13, 2019

Sure, your story is very important, but that story is nothing without good characters. If we are going to go through an entire book with them, we need to care about them, we need to root for them.

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How to Write a Novel Using the 3-Act Structure

How to Write a Novel Using the 3-Act Structure

February 28, 2019

The three-act story structure is something that has been around a long time whether you realize it or not. In grade school, you may have been familiar with words like exposition, midpoint and climax...

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