What Will an Editor Do For You?
We've already discussed the fact that editing is key to the success of making your work into a literary smash hit. Should you choose not...
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The Muse
- Oct 14
- 1 min
Research Resources: Desert Survival
One of the most important aspects of surviving a harsh desert environment is PREPARATION. https://www.desertusa.com/desert-activity/deser...
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bobbi515
- Oct 3
- 2 min
World-building Resources: Bread
It is pretty hard to write a story without food coming up SOMEWHERE in the story. It almost always (at least in the fantasy and gothic...
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The Muse
- Sep 23
- 3 min
New Authors 101: Tips for Developing Your Plot Outline
You've got a great idea for a story. But how do you get it organized so you can start writing? Arguably the best tool for the job is a...
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The Muse
- Sep 18
- 26 min
World Building Resources: Deity pantheons - Mayan
Our first source is from the Worldhistory.org website. Along with some very informative information, you will find the following list:...
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The Muse
- Sep 12
- 1 min
Color Your World: White
COLOR YOUR WORLD is a series of threads that provide lists of synonyms for different colors. All too often, writers resort to using the...
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The Muse
- Sep 5
- 1 min
Worldbuilding Resources: Leather and Cloth
A significant part of our characters' development will be their physical description. A large part of this will be the clothes, shoes,...
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The Muse
- Sep 1
- 1 min
Research Resources: Pre-Industrial Social Survival
For those of you writing a post-apocalyptic type of novel, or perhaps a medieval one, we thought we would put together a list of resource...
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The Muse
- Aug 9
- 5 min
World building: Deity Pantheons - African
According to Historycooperative.org, the Yoruba religion, which is currently mainly found in the southern parts of Nigeria, is the...
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The Muse
- Aug 5
- 1 min
Color Your World VIOLET
COLOR YOUR WORLD is a series of threads to provide lists of synonyms for different colors. All too often, writers resort to using the...
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The Muse
- Aug 2
- 3 min
New authors 101: How to prepare your book for Ebook conversion
Ebooks are as much an industry standard as printed books. In this post, we're going to share with you how you go about preparing your...
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The Muse
- Jul 19
- 8 min
Round-table Discussions: Stop It! The Villain ISN'T CUDDLY!
This is a discussion from some time ago amongst a group of writers regarding "The Bad Guys" and the writing of such characters. These are...
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The Muse
- May 30
- 1 min
Research Resources: Ancient Remedies
Research Resources Ancient Remedies Once upon a time, a looooong time ago on the Visual Adjectives Forum, we had a thread called Healers,...
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The Muse
- May 23
- 1 min
World Building: Color Your World- Blue
COLOR YOUR WORLD is a series of threads to provide lists of synonyms for different colors. All too often, writers resort to using the...
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The Muse
- May 16
- 1 min
Research Resources- Character Building 101: Basic Personality Types
So we have all heard of "type a" personalities, its generally well known that they are aggresive, hard hitting, in-your-face type of...
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The Muse
- May 8
- 4 min
Keys to Literary Success: Creating Suspense in Fiction in a Few Simple Steps
Photo by Micha Frank on Unsplash To keep the readers’ attention through the long midsection of your book, you’ll need to continually...
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The Muse
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
World Building - Deity Pantheons: Finnish
In researching the various pantheons of gods, I came across several pantheons that I hadn't considered...although I probably should have....
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The Muse
- Dec 11, 2022
- 1 min
Color Your World: Grey
Color Your World is a series of posts to provide lists of synonyms for different colors. All too often authors and writers resort to...
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The Muse
- Dec 8, 2022
- 5 min
Research Resources: Ancient Remedies and Herbal Lore
In our latest post on foraging, there was a brief mention of gathering herbs in the foraging experience. Again, since we are looking at...
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The Muse
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
Research Resources: SURVIVAL - Foraging for Food and Medicinal Herbs
In writing of a fictional story, especially fantasy or historical, you may well have characters finding themselves in a position which...
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