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  • Using Contradictions to Create Microtension – Part 5

    Using Contradictions to Create Microtension – Part 5

    March 6, 2026February 27, 2026

    We’ve been looking at how to craft powerful mictotension (a must in fiction!) in these last few posts. In this…

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  • Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 4

    Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 4

    March 2, 2026February 19, 2026

    When writers think about tension in action, they often focus on movement—what physically happens in a scene. That can create…

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  • 10 Editing Mistakes First-Time Authors Make (That Could Cost You Readers)

    10 Editing Mistakes First-Time Authors Make (That Could Cost You Readers)

    February 27, 2026February 19, 2026

    Guest post by Renée Smith. You’ve typed the final word of your manuscript. After months, maybe years of writing, your…

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  • Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 3

    Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 3

    February 23, 2026February 27, 2026

    We’re continuing our look at how to use contradictions to create masterful microtension in our fiction. In this post, we’ll…

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  • Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 2

    Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 2

    February 16, 2026February 27, 2026

    We’re continuing our look at microtension in fiction and how to use contradictions to craft it masterfully (click here to…

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  • Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 1

    Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 1

    February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

    I can’t say this enough: masterful microtension in fiction, on every page, is what turns a good novel (or short…

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  • How to Improve Your Attempts to Write Fiction for Change

    How to Improve Your Attempts to Write Fiction for Change

    January 20, 2026January 12, 2026

    Today’s post by Nina Amir Novelists can write stories that change lives and the world. The key to doing so…

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  • 8 Tips for Masterful Scene Revision

    8 Tips for Masterful Scene Revision

    December 29, 2025December 28, 2025

    Scene revision is the most important process of taking a manuscript from good to great. It’s the moment when a…

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  • Microtension – A MUST in Your Fiction

    Microtension – A MUST in Your Fiction

    November 17, 2025November 15, 2025

    Microtension. What is it? Just what the word implies: tension in story on a micro or small level. The word…

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