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Jordan Keller

Oct 25, 20233 min read

Surviving NaNoWriMo

Six tips on surviving and succeeding during National Novel Writing Month.

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What I Learned At Writing Group: Describing Characters

Jordan Keller

Sep 19, 20232 min read

What I Learned At Writing Group: Describing Characters

Convincing your reader to see the character you’ve spent years thinking about is not as easy as it sounds. Despite how easy it is to list...

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What I Learned At Writing Group: Upgrading Similes & Metaphors

Jordan Keller

Sep 12, 20232 min read

What I Learned At Writing Group: Upgrading Similes & Metaphors

I was a heavy user of cliches in my writing. It was so easy to use a saying everyone knew to get a point across and move on, but it’s...

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What I Learned at Writing Group: Query Letters

Jordan Keller

Jun 6, 20235 min read

What I Learned at Writing Group: Query Letters

A handful of the members in my Writing Group just finished their first drafts and I'm super proud of them! Finishing a novel is the first...

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What I Learned At Writing Group: Giving & Reciving Feedback

Jordan Keller

May 23, 20232 min read

What I Learned At Writing Group: Giving & Reciving Feedback

In the five years of hosting my writing group, these are general rules we have about feedback.

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What I Learned At Writing Group: Dialogue Formatting

Jordan Keller

Apr 11, 20231 min read

What I Learned At Writing Group: Dialogue Formatting

Your quick guide to understanding dialogue formatting.

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What I Learned at Writing Group: Show The Feelings

Jordan Keller

Apr 4, 20232 min read

What I Learned at Writing Group: Show The Feelings

Whether or not you’re in a writing group, I guarantee you’ve heard the phrase “show don’t tell.” Some people will tell you to show...

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What I Learned At Writing Group: Passive Voice

Jordan Keller

Mar 28, 20231 min read

What I Learned At Writing Group: Passive Voice

How to locate passive voice in your writing and change it to active.

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What I Learned At Writing Group: Filler Words

Jordan Keller

Mar 21, 20231 min read

What I Learned At Writing Group: Filler Words

This will be the easiest thing you can do to elevate your writing: Deleting filler words. A filler word is any unnecessary word that...

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What I Learned At Writing Group: Commas & Conjunctions

Jordan Keller

Mar 14, 20231 min read

What I Learned At Writing Group: Commas & Conjunctions

Know when to use commas when writing with conjunctions.

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