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- Writing advice My Thoughts on NaNoWriMo M.G. Darwish explains why he dislikes NaNoWriMo, arguing that one-month novel goals downplay research, rewriting, editing, and steady practice.
- Writing advice Prologues – Are They Important? Advice on when a story needs a prologue, why most books can skip one, and how a prologue can add meaning without becoming an info dump.
- Writing advice Tips on Character Development Advice on making characters feel distinct through dialogue, base traits, impulsive or calculating choices, and moral dilemmas that test them.
- Writing advice Subplots in Stories Learn what subplots do in stories, how they enrich worlds and characters, and why their events should collide with the main plot rather than act as filler.
- Writing advice Tips on Story Writing – Inner Conflict Advice on creating inner conflict in readers by giving each situation two sides, using a zombie outbreak and zombie rights as the example.
- Writing advice Tips on World Building – The Skeleton World building advice on shaping a story’s skeleton: maps, cities, wealth, power, religion, conflict, and human behavior in imaginary worlds.
- Writing advice The 3 Stages of Writing a Book A guide for aspiring authors on the three stages of writing a book: building an audience and outline, drafting with a quota, then editing and outreach.
- Writing advice 6 Things You Shouldn’t Say To a Writer Six common remarks that annoy writers, from asking for free copies to offering plot fixes, with blunt advice on what to avoid and why instead.
- News and releases Dragon Tooth is Released! Dragon Tooth, M.G. Darwish’s debut novel, is released, with CreateSpace and Kindle links plus news that Amazon paperback buyers get Kindle free.
- Publishing 3 Tips on Self Publishing – How to Publish Your Book For Free! Learn three self-publishing tips from the run-up to Dragon Tooth: use CreateSpace for free POD, choose strong keywords and titles, and hire an editor.
- News and releases Thoughts on Writing – Update M.G. Darwish shares Dragon Tooth’s final editing progress, its June schedule, and how daily writing practice raised his quota and improved his craft.
- News and releases Updates, News and Currently in Progress + Excerpt! M.G. Darwish explains the delay for Jack of Scurvy Bay, shares submission and Dragon Tooth editing news, and previews Titans: War For the World.