Frog's Blog (Page 2)

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20 Book Tropes Every Creative Writer Should Know

From chosen ones to forbidden love, discover 20 powerful book tropes every writer should know.

Craft Book Review: The Anatomy of Story by John Truby

This month, I swapped soulmates for crafting better stories with Truby ✒️

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How to Write a Novel Premise: Crafting Your Story's Core Idea

Let's have a look at how to write a compelling premise for your novel.

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5 Pinterest Images That'll Make You Want to Write a Story

These 5 Pinterest Images will make you want to write! ✍🏻

A book called 'Our Infinite Fates' with two people standing together with the logline 'They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one.'

Spoiler-Free Book Review: Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

This month, I swapped a memoir for reincarnating soulmates. ❤️

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How I’m Brainstorming My Novel Idea (And What’s Actually Working)

Let me tell you how I'm grabbing that story spark and running with it.

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7 Underrated but Beloved Romance Tropes You Should Absolutely Use In Your Novel

Please use these 7 Uncommon Tropes in your next romance novel!

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Spoiler-Free Book Review: Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak

This month, I swapped high-stakes heists for a memoir about dogs. 🐾

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10 Fun Character Writing Exercises to Flesh Out Your Cast

Try these exercises to flesh out your shiny new characters!

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Top 10 Free Notion Templates for Writing Your Novel (That You'll Actually Use)

Today lets look at 10 free Notion templates to help you write your novel!

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Creating Character Personalities: A Guide to Traits, Flaws, and Motivations.

Lets look at giving our brand new characters some personality!

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Spoiler-Free Book Review: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

This month we joined the Dregs in pulling off an impossible heist in the Ice Court.

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Prompts and Exercises

Looking for Novel Ideas? 30 Prompts to Spark Your Next Story

Together, we'll explore 30 story starter ideas to ignite your creative spark. ✒️

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Writing Journey

My WIP - The Beginning of My Writing Journey

A sneak peek about my current WIP - and I use that term generously.

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Writing Tips

Struggling with Character Creation? Try These 4 Methods!

Four different methods to build a character from scratch.

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Book Reviews

Spoiler-Free Book Review: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

This month we took a peek into the beautiful and mysterious world of Geisha through this Historical Fiction book set in 1930s Japan. ⛩️

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