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Tag: Novel Writing

Author Life Updates: January 2023

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Entering year five of the blog (!!!) and with a lot of my history as a writer stored here, I'm always wondering how to change or update the blog to meet my life.

How I Write: Spreadsheeting a Novel

June 11, 2022November 11, 2025 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 3 Comments

Learn how to analyze and troubleshoot your novels by organizing them into a spreadsheet to create a cohesive narrative.

Writing Life Updates: May 2022

May 6, 2022March 8, 2024 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

All about what I've been working on over the past month, including my recent sales to the Washington Post, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and so much more.

Oh! Look What I Found!โ€”A Book at the End of a Tunnel

March 22, 2022 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 8 Comments

My process of writing a book in a week and a bit about the horror novella.

8 Stellar Outlining Techniques for the Smart Writer

8 Outlining Techniques for Writers article cover by Aigner Loren Wilson. Picture of a Black person sitting with their arms crossed smiling and looking away from their computer and notebook. Learn how to outline. Outlines for writers.
July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Outlining processes for the beginner, intermediate, or advancedย writer.

8 Dialogue Hacks to Show Character Development in Your Fiction

April 12, 2021April 7, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Learn how to write engaging dialogue that also shows character development without losing the spark of the story.

9 Tips to Writing Arguments in Fiction

April 11, 2021April 7, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

The question and subject of this article is how do we use these gripping moments to deliver information, story progress, and motivation while not sapping all of the energy from the argument.

What is Dialogue in Fiction?

April 10, 2021April 7, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 1 Comment

Tips and tricks for writing dialogue as a beginner.

Story Elements of Fiction

April 8, 2021April 7, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

These are starter points for plotting out a story, but in no way are they rules. Most stories will however fall into these because these elements were taken from various forms of story whether in games, movies, short fiction, long fiction, etc.

How to Write a Scene Like a Pro

April 7, 2021January 28, 2024 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 1 Comment

Iโ€™m going to simplify scenes by breaking them down into what Iโ€™ve noticed are elements of professionally published scenes across the board.ย 

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