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The Fine Art of Transition Scenes
Every story needs transition scenes just like topic papers need transition paragraphs. These scenes keep the pace up and help the reader...

Nancy J Parra
Feb 24, 20212 min read
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How to Boost Your Book's Sagging Middle
The middle of any book is the hardest part. Generally you have a fun, exciting beginning and a fast-paced ending and you probably know...

Nancy J Parra
Feb 17, 20213 min read
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The Art of Beginnings
Every thing must have a beginning … and that beginning must be linked to something that went before. ~Mary Shelley The beginning is the...

Nancy J Parra
Feb 10, 20213 min read
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5 Parts of Story Structure
Story structure is the skeleton of the story. Its bones if you like. Everyone's story is different, but the structure must be the same....

Nancy J Parra
Jan 27, 20213 min read
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Simple Story Structure for People Who Write by the Seat of Their Pants
Pantsers are the people who sit down and write whole books and short stories with no preplanned plot. We sally forth with only one...

Nancy J Parra
Jan 20, 20212 min read
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4 Things to Know Before You Write a Book
The first question to ask yourself before you write a book is: what is my goal? If your goal is to simply write a book. Great begin at...

Nancy J Parra
Jan 13, 20212 min read
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3 Tips for Starting Your Writing Project
People often tell me that they want to write a book. Then they ask, where do I begin?

Nancy J Parra
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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Staying Motivated to Write in the Middle of a Pandemic
Nothing is "right" anymore. We're wearing masks, working from home, limiting our social distance to six feet. The world seems upside down...

Nancy J Parra
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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6 Tips for Building a Synopsis
Every writer is familiar with the dreaded Synopsis. It’s difficult to condense sixty to eighty thousand words down to five hundred words

Nancy J Parra
Oct 15, 20202 min read
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Four Tips For Staying Motivated to Finish Your Book
The key to publishing a book is to finish the book. For almost every writer finishing the book is the hardest part.

Nancy J Parra
Sep 23, 20202 min read
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Top Five Books to Help You With Your Story Structure
As a multi-published author and book coach, I think story structure is the first thing a writer should learn, whether you’re penning a ...

Nancy J Parra
Aug 31, 20202 min read
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3 Things You Need in Your Opening Sentence
In movies the story begins on a regular day until two minutes in, when an inciting incident causes our hero to begin their journey. In...

Nancy J Parra
Aug 19, 20202 min read
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3 Things to Know Before You Write a Book
But before you ever write the first sentence you need to ask yourself the following three things:

Nancy J Parra
Aug 8, 20202 min read
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Do You Need a Book Coach?
Does any of this sound familiar? You have a great book idea, but you don't know where to start. You start writing, but then feel as if...

Nancy J Parra
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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