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32 best writing tools and tips of 2020
And that's according to you – readers of the Draft Mode newsletter.
How to start a book group
Some exciting tips for starting your own book group based on what me and my own cool book crew do.
The heart, mind and murder test for writers
A few checks you can do to try and work out once and for all if your writing is – you know – any good.
Retreat, retreat!
Block the internet, writing productivity tips, long-term writing projects, pros and cons of outlining and two feedback tools.
Finding courage
Why confidence is overrated, writing a novel with index cards, how to make it as an artist, gentle writing advice and how to sell a memoir.
What do you want?
Fantastic first novel tips, writing the other, getting poetry published, essential websites for writers and the 2021 newsletter survey.
The long haul
Beating the blank page, storytelling tips from Marvel, create YouTube videos with your phone and how to become a ghostwriter.
A single sentence
Index your books, how to write a synopsis, making writing groups work, revising for a second edition and making your art a garden.
Quantity over quality
Paper-like iPad writing, Ray Bradbury's writing advice, getting a literary agent, plus YouTube and TikTok audience-building tactics.
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