The Open Book
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| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 123 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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I Wrote 5 Novels in 5 Years & I’m 18. Here’s the One Thing I’d Tell Myself if I had to Start Over.
In 2021 when I was 13 years old, I started writing what I consider to be my first “real” novel. For the 18 months that I was working on it, I felt so encouraged. The final word count was 38,000; roughly 32,000 words more than anything I had...
The Character Arc Questionnaire That Will Get Your Plot Moving
Your characters are the lifeline of your story. When you don’t know where the plot is going, your characters’ arcs are what can clearly tell you what should happen next.
Character arcs open doors. They work hand in hand with your theme. An...
Everything is Free Until October 1st. Sneak-Peek the Open Book’s Paid Community Now!
The Open Book officially launched its paid community at the beginning of this month, but I don’t want to paywall all of the community’s goodness before you even get a taste!
Because of that, until October 1st, the Open Book is totally and...
The Secret to Foreshadowing Nobody Talks About
There are a thousand writers and editors out there telling you to foreshadow. So you do— you drop hints like you’re talking to your middle school crush, you hide Easter eggs like it’s the annual springtime hunt, and place clues in hopes tha...
Find Your Story's Theme in 5 Questions
A worksheet to help you put your theme into one sentence
Your theme is the most important part of your story. Not because you need to be able to explain it in one clever sentence, but because theme is what gives everything else in your nov...
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