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  • The Crucial Setup Scene in Your Novel

    The Crucial Setup Scene in Your Novel

    September 23, 2019

    Way too often writers start their novels in the wrong place. With a scene that does the premise a disservice….

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  • The Secret to Getting Readers to React Emotionally to Your Writing

    The Secret to Getting Readers to React Emotionally to Your Writing

    September 19, 2019January 17, 2025

    Getting readers to feel something from our writing is hard. Even harder is to get them to feel complex emotions…

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  • Raising the Stakes in Every Scene

    Raising the Stakes in Every Scene

    September 2, 2019

    Today’s guest post is by best-selling author DiAnn Mills. In the art of story writing, high stakes keep the reader…

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  • Every Novel Scene Should Contain a Death

    Every Novel Scene Should Contain a Death

    August 26, 2019

    I hope that catchy title intrigues you. I’ll explain. I’ve launched my new online course Emotional Mastery for Fiction Writers,…

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  • The 3 Ways to Show Emotion in Your Characters

    The 3 Ways to Show Emotion in Your Characters

    August 19, 2019

    This month I’m launching my new online video course: Emotional Mastery for Fiction Writers. Let me just share a tiny bit…

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  • Mastering Emotion a Must for Fiction Writers

    Mastering Emotion a Must for Fiction Writers

    August 12, 2019

    One of the biggest complaints I hear from literary agents is the manuscripts they read fail to move them. They…

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  • Action That Evokes Emotion in Your Readers

    Action That Evokes Emotion in Your Readers

    August 5, 2019

    Have you ever read a passage in a novel that made you cry? Stirred up indignation? Real terror? I am…

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  • The Challenges of Believability in Writing Science Fiction

    The Challenges of Believability in Writing Science Fiction

    July 29, 2019

    Today’s guest post is by William R. Leibowitz.  It’s not called “science” and it’s not called “fiction.” It’s called “science…

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  • Scene Mastery – An Essential Skill for Novelists

    Scene Mastery – An Essential Skill for Novelists

    July 18, 2019

    Scenes are the backbone and heart of novels. There are many types of scenes and many ways to write them….

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