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Tag: writing tips

These writing tips will make your romance stand out
February 11, 2025February 17, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Five must-haves when writing romance

Image from Pixabay
August 18, 2024August 25, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Why you should write from your values

Just a typical pair of men's shorts.
August 9, 2024August 18, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

A shorts story

My turn with the sarcastic Wonka meme
March 25, 2024March 31, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Wonka vs Wonka and the problem with overly likable characters

Sample of generating AI art.
February 23, 2024April 15, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

How AI can help writers

Peddling my books in 2019 (pre-weight loss)
September 25, 2023October 2, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Book marketing and rediscovering my why

Me at Farmer's Market LA in September 2023
September 17, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Three Good Things

This school is the subject of several of my recent novels.
June 11, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

How to write about the past

Jenna Moreci's book and mine
February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Shut Up and Write the Book: Does it work?

My first journal entry, July 23, 1977
July 15, 2022 Matthew Arnold Stern

45 things I learned about writing

Person working on laptop. Image by Lukas Bieri from Pixabay
February 7, 2022July 15, 2022 Matthew Arnold Stern

Tips on writing in first-person

Caricature of a villain (image from Wikipedia)
December 30, 2017May 14, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Basing the villain on yourself

October 11, 2017July 16, 2022 Matthew Arnold Stern

More writing tips

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