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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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  • 5 Simple Ways to Create High Stakes in Your Story

    5 Simple Ways to Create High Stakes in Your Story

    April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

    Fiction writers are told they must create high stakes. What are stakes and why are they so important in fiction?…

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