The Power of Color: Symbolism in Fiction Writing
Color symbolism is a powerful tool in the fiction writer's arsenal. It can help convey deeper themes and meanings in your story, as well...
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Shay Miranda
- Sep 19
- 3 min
Medical Dumps for Writers: In Vitro Fertilization
As a writer with prior medical experience, I know that having authentically written medical plots is extremely important. Extensive...
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Shay Miranda
- Sep 12
- 5 min
A Writer's Ultimate Checklist to Self Publishing
As an author, you’ve put countless hours into writing and perfecting your book. Now, you’re ready to take the next step and self-publish...
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Shay Miranda
- Sep 5
- 3 min
Writers: What Each Draft of Your Work in Progress Means
One of the biggest concerns I get about writing is that someone's first draft doesn't exactly match up with someone else's published...
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Shay Miranda
- Aug 29
- 4 min
Books on Writing
Writing is a career that requires constant learning and striving to be better, but a lot of the time writers don’t have the resources to...
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Shay Miranda
- Aug 22
- 2 min
How to Support Indie Authors
Indie authors make up a huge part of the reading community online, and they deserve to be supported! However, it's not always feasible to...
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Shay Miranda
- Aug 15
- 2 min
Medical Dumps for Writers: Writing Characters with PTSD
Hello, your friendly neighborhood writer here to tell you more medical facts to incorporate accuracy into your writing! Remember that...
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Shay Miranda
- Aug 8
- 1 min
Basic Things to Know About Your Main Characters When Writing Fiction
Whether you're a plotter or a pantser, it's a good idea to get to know your main character before embarking on a journey with them. Like...
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Shay Miranda
- Aug 1
- 1 min
An Author's Guide to Word Counts in Fiction
Whether you're going indie or traditional publishing, your novel's final word count matters. Traditional publishing has set industry...
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Shay Miranda
- Jul 25
- 1 min
A Writer's Guide to Proofreading
Proofreading is one of the last steps of your novel, but it might be one of the most important. Proofreading is reviewing a final draft...
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Shay Miranda
- Jul 18
- 3 min
Medical Dumps for Writers: Hospital Stay Basics
Welcome back to my series of medical dumps for writers, written very unprofessionally by a five-year trauma medic. This series is here to...
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Shay Miranda
- Jul 11
- 5 min
My Novel Writing Process: Write Your Own Novel in 5 Easy Steps
Every author's writing process is different, but I still think sharing it is important, especially for fledgling writers who know what...
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Shay Miranda
- Jul 4
- 1 min
An Easy-Start Guide to Copy Editing for Authors
Editing as an author is one of the big banes of our existences, but a must. You can't have a finished product without editing, and you...
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Shay Miranda
- Jun 27
- 2 min
3 Reasons You Should Be Doing Writing Sprints
Like any skill, writing is a tool that needs to be practiced and worked on. There are tons of ways to maintain a writing habit, but one...
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Shay Miranda
- Jun 20
- 4 min
Medical Dumps for Writers: A Guide to Mental Health Medications
Mental illness is pretty rampant in fiction, undiagnosed or not (we see you, Colleen Hoover characters). But the talking of and treatment...
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Shay Miranda
- Jun 13
- 2 min
An Author’s Guide to Developmental Editing
Developmental editing is crucial to making sure your story flows overall. It is key for plot, character arcs, and wording. PLOT Make sure...
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Shay Miranda
- Jun 6
- 2 min
How to Get to Know Your Writing Style
Your writing style is unique to you, and is what sets you apart from other writers telling similar stories to you. Legendary writers like...
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Shay Miranda
- May 30
- 2 min
SHATTER GIRL: A Novel Soundtrack (& The Author’s Favorite Tracks!)
SHATTER GIRL is a New Adult contemporary fiction novel about finding your own place in the world, and falling in love in the process. I...
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Shay Miranda
- May 23
- 1 min
3 THINGS A WRITER SHOULD POST BEFORE THEY’VE PUBLISHED
Social media is the best way to promote your book in 2023, and marketing begins with you! Before you’ve even published your book, you...
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Shay Miranda
- May 16
- 3 min
Medical Dumps for Writers: Diabetes
I spent five years working in a variety of different types of medicine, and this gave me a ton of knowledge about random medical...
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