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How to Improve Your Writing Through Research

11/25/2020

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How to Improve Your Writing Through Research, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, You can improve your writing a number of ways. You can be more descriptive in some areas, more emotive in others, you can rewrite until a scene is perfect or you can develop a new writing style. Yet, these methods will only improve your writing on a surface level. To really write something great about a topic, you need to understand the topic.  Here are some top methods to research for your writing!
You can improve your writing a number of ways. You can be more descriptive in some areas, more emotive in others, you can rewrite until a scene is perfect or you can develop a new writing style. Yet, these methods will only improve your writing on a surface level. To really write something great about a topic, you need to understand the topic.

Here are some top methods to research for your writing!

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How to Get Your Reader Invested in the First Chapter

11/17/2020

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How to Get Your Reader Invested in the First Chapter, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, Writing the first chapter is seen as a difficult task. Many believe that if you don’t nail it, you have lost your reader. The reality is that it is very easy to achieve a great first chapter, it doesn’t require much of you or your story at all. There are just some simple things to remember.  Let’s jump into it!
Writing the first chapter is seen as a difficult task. Many believe that if you don’t nail it, you have lost your reader. The reality is that it is very easy to achieve a great first chapter, it doesn’t require much of you or your story at all. There are just some simple things to remember.

Let’s jump into it!

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7 Writing Mistakes You Need to Avoid

11/11/2020

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7 Writing Mistakes You Need to Avoid, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, It is easy for anyone to make a mistake, even masters of a craft! For that reason, we are always learning how to better our work, how to avoid common errors and improve our writing. I have collected 7 mistakes that writers often make. By the end of this piece, these 7 will make a handy what-not-to-do checklist for any novel!  Let’s jump right in!
It is easy for anyone to make a mistake, even masters of a craft! For that reason, we are always learning how to better our work, how to avoid common errors and improve our writing. I have collected 7 mistakes that writers often make. By the end of this piece, these 7 will make a handy what-not-to-do checklist for any novel!

Let’s jump right in!

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5 Tips on Writing a Mystery Novel

11/3/2020

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5 Tips on Writing a Mystery Novel, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, Mystery novels blew up in the seventies with the introduction of Agatha Christies Poirot novels. Yet, it did not end with them. Many mystery novels started popping up and they took the world by storm. Murder mysteries and crime thrillers only seemed to grow in popularity and today is no different. As one of the genres that are always in fashion, many writers are trying to write their own mystery novels, but are finding it a challenge.  Here are 5 tips to make your mystery a must-read!
Mystery novels blew up in the seventies with the introduction of Agatha Christies Poirot novels. Yet, it did not end with them. Many mystery novels started popping up and they took the world by storm. Murder mysteries and crime thrillers only seemed to grow in popularity and today is no different. As one of the genres that are always in fashion, many writers are trying to write their own mystery novels, but are finding it a challenge.

Here are 5 tips to make your mystery a must-read!

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