writing Archives - Nicole Bianchi https://nicolebianchi.com/category/writing/ Writing, Copywriting, & Marketing Strategies Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:28:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://nicolebianchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-favicon_n-32x32.jpg writing Archives - Nicole Bianchi https://nicolebianchi.com/category/writing/ 32 32 16073689 The 5 Best Passages from Books I Read in 2025 https://nicolebianchi.com/the-5-best-passages-from-books-i-read-in-2025/ https://nicolebianchi.com/the-5-best-passages-from-books-i-read-in-2025/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:21:29 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12642 Discover powerful techniques to strengthen your writing from Alexandre Dumas, Herman Melville, and Charles Dickens!

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/the-5-best-passages-from-books-i-read-in-2025/feed/ 0 12642 How to Create Unforgettable Characters: Studying the Techniques of Famous Authors https://nicolebianchi.com/how-to-create-unforgettable-characters-studying-the-techniques-of-famous-authors/ https://nicolebianchi.com/how-to-create-unforgettable-characters-studying-the-techniques-of-famous-authors/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:32:17 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12637 At the end of last year, I completed the first draft of a novel. When I returned to edit the manuscript a few months later, I discovered that several of the characters felt a bit one dimensional, and I needed to develop them further. But what was the best way to make them truly come […]

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/how-to-create-unforgettable-characters-studying-the-techniques-of-famous-authors/feed/ 0 12637 How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Writing Process Will Make You a Better Writer https://nicolebianchi.com/f-scott-fitzgerald-writing-process/ https://nicolebianchi.com/f-scott-fitzgerald-writing-process/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:21:53 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12629 Discover F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel writing process and how you can use it to take your writing to the next level. I examine Fitzgerald's writing process during the last twenty months of his life while working on The Last Tycoon and share invaluable lessons that can help any writer whether you’re just starting out or are looking to refine your craft.

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/f-scott-fitzgerald-writing-process/feed/ 1 12629 The 5 Best Passages from Books I Read Last Year: Powerful Techniques for Captivating Description https://nicolebianchi.com/best-books-captivating-descriptions/ https://nicolebianchi.com/best-books-captivating-descriptions/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:28:12 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12585 Steal these powerful writing techniques for captivating descriptions from Ernest Hemingway, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexandre Dumas, and more!

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/best-books-captivating-descriptions/feed/ 0 12585 How to Write Like John Steinbeck: Techniques for Powerful Prose https://nicolebianchi.com/how-to-write-like-john-steinbeck-techniques-for-powerful-prose/ https://nicolebianchi.com/how-to-write-like-john-steinbeck-techniques-for-powerful-prose/#comments Sat, 21 Sep 2024 20:26:38 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12314 This summer, I read Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck. In this fascinating travelogue, Steinbeck blends truth with a touch of fiction as he recounts a 1960 road trip he took across the United States accompanied by his faithful poodle, Charley. Steinbeck is a masterful writer. It was interesting to read his musings […]

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/how-to-write-like-john-steinbeck-techniques-for-powerful-prose/feed/ 2 12314 The Best Writing Advice from Famous Authors to Change Your Life (Video) https://nicolebianchi.com/the-best-writing-advice-from-famous-authors-to-change-your-life-video/ https://nicolebianchi.com/the-best-writing-advice-from-famous-authors-to-change-your-life-video/#respond Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:03:59 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12298 New video on the YouTube channel! Discover inspiring advice from Louisa May Alcott, John Steinbeck, J. R. R. Tolkien, Kurt Vonnegut, T. S. Eliot, and Zora Neale Hurston.

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/the-best-writing-advice-from-famous-authors-to-change-your-life-video/feed/ 0 12298 Five of the Best Creative Writing Exercises (video) https://nicolebianchi.com/five-of-the-best-creative-writing-exercises-video/ https://nicolebianchi.com/five-of-the-best-creative-writing-exercises-video/#respond Sat, 15 Jun 2024 21:07:13 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12280 New video on the YouTube channel! Discover five of the best creative writing exercises from famous authors.

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/five-of-the-best-creative-writing-exercises-video/feed/ 0 12280 Jack London’s Strategies for Writing Success (Video) https://nicolebianchi.com/jack-londons-strategies-for-writing-success-video/ https://nicolebianchi.com/jack-londons-strategies-for-writing-success-video/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:38:09 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12054 This video shares the success strategies that helped Jack London become one of the most popular writers and the highest paid of the 1900s.

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/jack-londons-strategies-for-writing-success-video/feed/ 1 12054 The 5 Best Passages From Books I Read in 2023: Steal These Powerful Writing Techniques https://nicolebianchi.com/powerful-writing-techniques/ https://nicolebianchi.com/powerful-writing-techniques/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:02:33 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=12001 This past year, I read over twenty books, both fiction and nonfiction. Several of those books were amazing reads, others left me a little disappointed. But I learned something new from each one that helped me improve my own writing.

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]]> https://nicolebianchi.com/powerful-writing-techniques/feed/ 0 12001 How to Write Like C. S. Lewis (Video) https://nicolebianchi.com/how-to-write-like-c-s-lewis-video/ https://nicolebianchi.com/how-to-write-like-c-s-lewis-video/#respond Sun, 07 Jan 2024 00:51:56 +0000 https://nicolebianchi.com/?p=11996 In 1950, C. S. Lewis wrote a letter to a young fan of his Chronicles of Narnia series. He critiqued the fan’s writing and also shared his five rules for writing well.

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