No resource can better teach you the art of the craft than Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft. It's full of great writing tips!

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Allie Cooper is an aspiring writer with a passion for fiction and gaming. She loves to read and write, and her goal is to visit the great bookshops of the world. When she isn't dreaming up new plotlines she loves to put away the laptop and get outside with her dogs.

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Co-Ownership

Novlr is the first creative writing platform to be co-owned by writers. Writers drive the platform forward and benefit from its success through co-ownership

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News &amp; Features

Articles highlighting Novlr’s top features, release updates, and design news, and what is going on at Novlr HQ.

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Co-ownership

Novlr is the first creative writing platform to be owned by writers. Here you&#8217;ll learn all about our co-ownership journey and how the creator economy is being rewritten for storytellers.

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Writer-Owned

Novlr is the first writer-owned creative writing platform. Learn about our journey and how it can help empower writers.

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Writing Community

The writing community is wide and varied. Whether you&#8217;re looking for information on cooperatives, writing groups, advice, or motivation, you&#8217;ll find something here.

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Improving Novlr

Novlr is constantly changing and growing. Here you&#8217;ll find announcements of all our newest and past feature updates.

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Writing

Advice to writers from experts, our personal recommendations and community contributions. Articles spreading the broad spectrum of writing domains.

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Writing for Children

Writing for children is a specific skill. Here you&#8217;ll find advice and inspiration on how to write for younger readers.

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Writing Tips

Tips and tricks from writers at all stages of their writing journeys.

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Writing Characters

Here you&#8217;ll find tips and tricks from other writers on how to write and create compelling characters.

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Plotting

Getting your story from A to B is never a simple thing. Here you&#8217;ll find posts about plotting a story.

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World Building

Learn how to build a fictional world with depth and complexity that will keep your readers engaged.

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Writing Inspiration

Get inspired and motivated to write through prompts, exercises, playlists and more.

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Writing Exercises

Stuck on a scene? Lacking inspiration?  Try one of these writing exercises to get those creative juices flowing.

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Writing Prompts

Looking for something to write about? Here you&#8217;ll find a collection of writing prompts and where to seek out inspiration.

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Writing Non-Fiction

We&#8217;ve got tips and advice from industry experts from the top five publishing houses to get you writing amazing non-fiction, book proposals, and increase your chances of finding a publisher.

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Books

What should you read next?. Topical book recommendations, themed lists and our favourite author's favourite books.

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Book Recommendations

Looking for a new book to read? Need writing help and inspiration and don&#8217;t know where to turn?  We&#8217;ve got you covered with these book recommendations for all your reading needs.

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Finding an Agent

Querying agents is a daunting prospect for writers who want to traditionally publish. Here you&#8217;ll find some tips and discussion around what you can do to maximise your chances of landing a literary agent.

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Self-Publishing

Tips from writers and authors on how and where to self-publish your work.

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Traditional Publishing

Find helpful advice and insights into traditional publishing and how to get your work into bookshops.

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Productivity

Making the most out of your precious writing time can be difficult. We&#8217;ve collected some tips from other writers about how they make the most of the time they have and increase their productivity.

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Publishing

Advice and insight for everything post-novel writing. From that last word to first edit and beyond. Experts guide you through some of the processes and authors share their experiences.

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Audience Building

Putting yourself out there as a writer is hard. Successful publication isn&#8217;t just about writing a great book — you also need to find readers. Here you&#8217;ll find resources about audience building, and how to find and grow your readership.

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Book Marketing

Find information on how to grow your audience and reach new readers through digital platforms, organisations, and marketing techniques.

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Grammar

Want to learn more about grammar, grammatical structures, or what grammar rules it&#8217;s safe to ignore? You&#8217;re in the right place! &nbsp;

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Not sure how to protect your work? We've put together this beginners guide to copyright for creative writers including templates you can use.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Copyright for Creative Writers

Pamela is a freelance ghostwriter, editor, and professional historian. She writes non-fiction and fiction works for both commercial publishers and self-published writers, and has published short stories of her own under her pen name. She is currently writing her first full-length novel.

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Writing children's books takes care and skill. There's a popular assumption that writing for children is easy, but it's harder than it appears

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