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  • 20 Key Scenes for Writers of Romance Novels

    20 Key Scenes for Writers of Romance Novels

    August 22, 2016

    Last week we began a discussion on romance novel structure. While just about any story of any genre can work…

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  • How to Layer Scenes in a Romance Novel

    How to Layer Scenes in a Romance Novel

    August 15, 2016

    This week (and for over some additional weeks) I’m going to show you how you can layer those next ten…

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  • A Powerful Way of Layering a Subplot into Your Novel

    A Powerful Way of Layering a Subplot into Your Novel

    August 8, 2016February 19, 2024

    We’ve been looking at my 10-20-30 Scene Builder concept, and you’ve gotten your key ten scenes upon which to further…

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  • How to Weave a Subplot into the Structure of Your Novel

    How to Weave a Subplot into the Structure of Your Novel

    August 1, 2016February 19, 2024

    This week we’re going to explore how novelists can layer a series of scenes over the foundational structure that’s already…

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  • Layering a Subplot into Your Novel

    Layering a Subplot into Your Novel

    July 25, 2016February 19, 2024

    We’ve looked at plot twists these last couple of weeks because they are so useful to have in novels. Regardless…

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  • How Novelists Can Work Plot Twists into Their Stories

    How Novelists Can Work Plot Twists into Their Stories

    July 18, 2016

    Plot twists are important and powerful elements in a novel. We took a quick look at twists last week, and…

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  • Less Is More When It Comes to Setting

    Less Is More When It Comes to Setting

    July 14, 2016

    On Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive. Today’s post is from A Peek inside the…

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  • A Look at Plot Twists and Smoking Guns

    A Look at Plot Twists and Smoking Guns

    July 11, 2016February 19, 2024

    You now have the first ten key scene types presented to you. If you missed the last few Monday posts…

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  • 12 Questions to Ask Your Character about the Setting She Is In

    12 Questions to Ask Your Character about the Setting She Is In

    July 7, 2016

    On Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive Today’s post is from Settings in Your Novel…

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