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Category: Writing Lessons

Something Curious Happens

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
a pen resting on a handwritten journal page

When I draft a chapter by hand, something magical happens. It doesn’t matter if I am writing a piece of

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Writing Lessons creativity, fountain pens, handwriting, journals, magic in the real world, resistance, writers block, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

Three Things To Do When You Finish Writing your First Draft

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
piece of paper with a fountain pen

You’ve done it! You’ve made it from “Once upon a time…” to “The End” with a path of 80,00 or

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Writing Lessons editing, novel editing, novel revision, revision, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

10 Favorite Quotes from 10 Favorite Books About Writing

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
stack of writing books on a shelf

One thing about moving house is that it gives you the opportunity to refamiliarize yourself with all your stuff. When

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Reading List, Writing Lessons books, quotes, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

Romancing the Words

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
woman holding a notebook and pen

Lately, I feel like my relationship is missing something. Oh, we get along most of the time. We manage to

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Writing Lessons motivation, personal reflection, writers block, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

First Line Follies: What Makes a Great First Line?

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Stace Dumoski
photo of open medieval illuminated manuscript

This post was first published in my newsletter. Why not subscribe? On a lark, I decided to write down the

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Writing Lessons Fantasy Literature, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

Me, Myself & the Audience

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
single orange poppy against a field of goldfields

A version of this post was originally published on September 16, 2007. A friend, Gaby, had asked me to answer

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Writing Lessons Artifacts, creativity, motivation, personal reflection, writers block, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

Music Lessons

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
a 10-string lyre lying on a table next to a cup of tea

Originally published in June 2010. A while back, we attended an open rehearsal of my daughter’s middle school string orchestra.

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Writing Lessons Artifacts, music, writing craft, writing tips Leave a comment

Can This Block Be Broken?

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
close up of pine icy pine needles

After yesterday’s post about writer’s block, I thought I would share this old one of mine, which captures the early

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Writing Lessons Artifacts, motivation, resistance, writers block, writing help Leave a comment

Through the Desert, Out of the Valley — Dealing with Writer’s Block

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
digital manipulation of pen nib with multicolored background

The newest post on the Helping Writers Become Authors website is on a subject that is near and dear to

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Writing Lessons resistance, writers block, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

The Cinematic POV

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
magical tower in wood

A version of this post was originally published on August 8, 2019. In the “rulebooks” of writing, a lot of

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Writing Lessons Artifacts, first person, omniscient, point of view, POV, third person, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment
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Stace Dumoski

Fantasy Writer & Editor