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  • The Secret Formula to Writing the Commercially Successful Novel

    The Secret Formula to Writing the Commercially Successful Novel

    July 29, 2021

    I’ve been writing novels for more than three decades, and while I have learned a lot about how unpredictable the…

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  • What Microtension Is and Why Writers Must Master It

    What Microtension Is and Why Writers Must Master It

    October 21, 2019

    Note: This post was originally posted in August on Writer’s Fun Zone here. Tension is created by lack. Lack of…

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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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  • 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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  • Emotional Mastery – A Must for Fiction Writers

    Emotional Mastery – A Must for Fiction Writers

    August 1, 2019

    If you don’t master showing and evoking emotion in your fiction, you fail as a writer. It’s as simple as…

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  • The Connection between Character Emotion and Reader Empathy

    The Connection between Character Emotion and Reader Empathy

    February 4, 2019

    Today’s guest post is by Becca Puglisi. Do you know how many books are on the market today? Neither do…

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