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How Reading Your Work Out Loud Can Save Your Novel
As NaNoWriMo approaches, I want the next couple of posts to be about how to enhance the writing process and make your story more...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20215 min read
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NaNoWriMo Is Almost Upon Us!
Hello to my favorite people! How are you doing? Any exciting books to share? We have less than a month before it is time for NaNoWriMo...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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How To Finish That First Draft
Writers have a lot of first drafts under their belt, many of which never get finished or live to see the light of day. I used to wonder...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20214 min read
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How To Engage Your Reader
Happy Monday everyone! I know that it has been a while since I have posted some writing tips and I really want to get back to it so here...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20215 min read
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Why I Love Re-reading Books
You Get To Remember Why You Love The Book In The First Place We all have those favorites that we can call on when people ask for book...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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What’s More Important? Setting goals or achieving them?
Hello everyone! This is a question that has been on my mind for quite some time so I decided to share my findings with you. If you...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Why Every Character Can’t Be A Good Person
One thing every writer and reader knows is that it’s the characters we hate, the loathsome, unforgiveable, narcissistic and annoying...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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The Importance of a Bio
Who? What? When? Where? Why? Now you know how to ask a question. Lolz. But in all seriousness, writers need to know how to market...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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When To Use Character Sheets
Hello everyone, it has been a while since I posted some advice for writers so I decided to share this little nugget with all of you....

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20214 min read
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Voices From The Shadows: Why Your Story Matters
Welcome to my strange bookish mind! This post is just a friendly reminder about why you should stick with it! And if you have a story you...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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My All Time Favorite Novel: The Book of Disquiet
Okay, let me be honest. That was clickbait. The book down below isn’t a novel at all. Gotcha! But still, it is a book, with words and...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Women of Color Writing Circle
I am always looking for new bookish adventures and so when I began talking with a woman by the name of Julene Allen, an idea began to...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor
During the last week of March I attended the annual Sigma Tau Delta convention. For those who don’t know (which is probably everyone)...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Which Cliches Are Good Cliches?
As a writer, there is no question that you will have to use one or two cliches in your writing. (And I mean cliches as in phrases and...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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Does Author Intent Really Matter?
We all love reading and one of the reasons it’s so enjoyable is because you get to be a part of a new world and see it through your eyes....

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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5 Writing Exercises to Turn Your Plot into a Story
Hello world! These are not writing prompts. These are exercises that will help you with your crafting the backstory of your work in...

Chyina Powell
Sep 28, 20215 min read
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