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Foreign Words in Fiction: Should You Use Another Language in Your Novel?

Incorporating foreign words and phrases into your story can be a good way to showcase a way of life your readers may not be familiar with, whether the story features another country, culture, or a unique subset of society. It’s also a good way to lend some realism to a scene if the protagonist is

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4 Tips to Help You Write Believable Dialogue Like a Pro

How your characters interact and convey information can make or break a novel. If everyone sounds the same or doesn’t use believable dialogue, you run the risk of your reader losing interest, skimming over speech, or putting your book down completely.  Believable dialogue is also a major part of creating believable characters, but sometimes it

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