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Writing

A collection of writing advice, tips, and tools. Includes advice about the craft of writing, helpful apps and software, writing prompts, and research.

  • How to Write Horses: Equine Archetypes

    by Mac August 14, 2020

    Writing the horses in your stories as individuals will help them seem more authentic to your reader. Here are 7 equine archetypes to get you started!

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  • A Writer’s Guide to Horse Noises

    by Mac September 28, 2018

    A video-annotated guide to the most common horse noises, plus when and why horses make those sounds, to help you write more authentic equines in your works of fiction.

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  • 4 Things Writers Get Wrong About Knights & Their Horses

    by Mac September 12, 2018

    The movies have lied to us yet again. This time, we’re digging in to common misconceptions about knights and their horses in medieval Europe.

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  • Creating Coins: Worldbuilding Fantasy Money

    by Mac August 20, 2018

    How something as simple as the naming of coins can add depth and realism to your fantasy world. Dig into currency and monetary systems to add an extra layer to your worldbuilding.

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  • 3 Great Places for Writing Prompts (Plus A Tool To Serve Them Up On Shuffle)

    by Mac August 1, 2018

    Discover a trio of sources for interesting and evocative writing prompts, ideal for writers of speculative fiction. Plus, one suggestion for collecting them all like a dragon with a prompt hoard.

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  • 5 Ways To Track Your Short Story Submissions

    by Mac July 12, 2018

    Keep track of your short story submissions and discover new markets with this round up of features, pros, and cons of 5 submission tracking tools and apps.

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  • 5 Things The Movies Get Wrong About Horses

    by Mac June 27, 2018

    You might be tempted to base the horses in your books on what you’ve seen in the movies. Here are five reasons why you shouldn’t.

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  • Organizing Your Writing Life With Trello

    by Mac June 23, 2018

    Keep your writing life organized and on track, with ideas and extensive examples of how to use powerhouse app Trello to get more done.

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  • 5 Tips for Writing Character Descriptions

    by Mac June 18, 2018

    Character description can be a tricky balancing of when, where, and how to drop in your details. Here are five tips to help you decide what’s important.

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  • How to Write Horses: The Terminology Trap

    by Mac August 31, 2017

    A lot of advice about writing horses boils down to using a few technical terms and calling it a day. Here’s why that advice will come back to bite you, and how you can use technical terms to enrich your story instead of sabotaging it.

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