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Inner Conflict: The Driving Force behind Character Development

Inner Conflict: The Driving Force behind Character Development

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024

Do you struggle with crafting realistic, complex characters? Have others told you that your characters are flat, stereotypic, or lacking…

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3 Ways to Infuse Your Story with Theme

3 Ways to Infuse Your Story with Theme

June 9, 2024June 8, 2024

When you ask a fiction writer what her story is about, she will usually explain the plot. Yes, plot is…

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Your Character’s Crucial Inner Conflict

Your Character’s Crucial Inner Conflict

May 28, 2024May 27, 2024

In our fictional stories, where emotions, ambitions, and fears collide, inner conflict takes center stage as one of the most…

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4 Wonderful Ways to Courageously Develop and Grow as a Writer

4 Wonderful Ways to Courageously Develop and Grow as a Writer

May 22, 2024June 10, 2024

Post by Ali Luke. When it comes to your writing, do you sometimes feel like you have the brakes on?…

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A Writer’s Guide to the Romantasy Genre

A Writer’s Guide to the Romantasy Genre

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024

Today’s guest post is by Alexa Nazzaro and Lucien Schraeder. By now, you’ve likely heard of Romantasy – a currently…

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Writing Your Memoir: Where to Start

Writing Your Memoir: Where to Start

May 8, 2024May 7, 2024

Thinking of writing a memoir and you don’t know where to start? You’re not alone. Most people have stories to…

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Identifying Genre – Why It Matters

Identifying Genre – Why It Matters

April 29, 2024April 27, 2024

Crafting a compelling story within a specific genre is akin to deciphering a secret code. Every genre has its unique…

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10 Great Writing Tips for Fiction Writers

10 Great Writing Tips for Fiction Writers

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

Fiction writers, when in the throes of creativity and busily working away on their story, don’t want to interrupt “the…

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4 Ways Writers Can Make Tenacity Their Greatest Asset

4 Ways Writers Can Make Tenacity Their Greatest Asset

April 11, 2024April 14, 2024

By Nick Labonté. Ask 100 writers what their greatest asset is and you’ll probably get 100 answers—from 25-hour days to…

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