List: Underappriciated But Helpful | Curated by Margery Bayne

Oct 16, 2021
15 stories
Underappriciated But HelpfulStories that didn't get popular that contain really useful info and insights.
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Write More with a SMART GoalHow to design writing goals that succeed
Feb 28, 2020
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Feb 28, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Interpreting Rejection Letters 101The good, the bad, and the hopeful of literary magazine rejection letters
Mar 8, 2020
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Mar 8, 2020
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In
The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
5 Master Level Tips for Building Dynamic SettingsHow to use setting as more than just a backdrop
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Keeping Track of Short Story Submissions for BeginnersAn easy and customizable method anyone can do for free
Jun 2, 2020
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Jun 2, 2020
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Writer Every Day or You’re Not a Real Writer — and Other BS Writing Advice That We Take Too FarPlus what you should do instead
Jul 3, 2020
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Jul 3, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Quick Editing Tips to Make Your Dialogue SharperA fiction writer’s guide to quickly creating more realistic and readable dialogue
Aug 6, 2020
Aug 6, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Four Hacks for Proofing and Polishing Your Writing on Your LonesomeHow to edit and proofread your drafts without a beta reader
Sep 19, 2020
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Sep 19, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
How To Come Up With Short Story Ideas When You Have NoneFive ways to hack your brain and the internet for story inspiration
Oct 20, 2020
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Oct 20, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Write Stronger Articles By Limiting Your ScopeHow to write better by writing less and writing specific
Oct 28, 2020
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Oct 28, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Editing Your Short Story For LengthWhere you can cut fluff words, wordiness, and repetition to get your story under word count
Jan 12, 2021
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Jan 12, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
How to Get Your Stalled Story UnstuckThree strategies to liven up you short story concept and get you past writer’s block
Apr 6, 2021
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Apr 6, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Unconventional Point of Views to Try in Your FictionSometimes your basic first and third POV just aren’t cutting it
May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Copyright and Contracts for Short Story Writers 101What you need to know to get published and protect your rights
Jun 15, 2021
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Jun 15, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Keeping the Cringe Out of Your Character DescriptionsCharacter descriptions do’s and don’ts for fiction writers
Jun 29, 2021
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Jun 29, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Beginner’s Guide to Action TagsThe alternative to traditional dialogue tags fiction writers need to know
Jul 21, 2021
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Jul 21, 2021
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