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  • How to Add a “Secret” Ingredient to Your Story Premise

    How to Add a “Secret” Ingredient to Your Story Premise

    July 10, 2023

    Your story premise needs to be compelling if you want to entice readers and keep them reading your book. Premise…

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  • What Story Hooks Are All About

    What Story Hooks Are All About

    February 13, 2023

    If you’ve been writing fiction awhile, you’ve probably heard the term “hook.” What is a hook all about anyway? It’s…

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  • The Intersection of Premise and Protagonist

    The Intersection of Premise and Protagonist

    February 6, 2023

    UPCOMING: I’m doing a second workshop on crafting a terrific premise on February 21, 2-4 p.m. Pacific Time (it will be…

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  • Crafting a Compelling Story Premise

    Crafting a Compelling Story Premise

    January 2, 2023

    UPCOMING: I’m doing a workshop on crafting a terrific premise on January 11, 2-4 p.m. Pacific Time (it will be…

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  • 2 Key Factors in Successfully Outlining Stories

    2 Key Factors in Successfully Outlining Stories

    August 16, 2021

    Today’s guest post is by Andrea Turrentine. If you intend to write a novel, I can tell you most publishers…

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  • Writing Scenes with a Purpose

    Writing Scenes with a Purpose

    April 19, 2021February 16, 2024

    I know this may sound silly and obvious, but your scenes need to have a purpose. Thing is, so many…

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  • Is Your Premise Worth Your Time (or Anyone Else’s)?

    Is Your Premise Worth Your Time (or Anyone Else’s)?

    November 2, 2020

    Most fiction writers are clear about the inciting incident or initial disturbance that has to come near the start of…

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  • Your Premise Determines Your Characters

    Your Premise Determines Your Characters

    September 14, 2020

    When I think about the many novels I’ve written, I realize I don’t always start with a plot idea. Sometimes…

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  • Fashioning Characters Based on Plot and Premise

    Fashioning Characters Based on Plot and Premise

    March 2, 2020

    When I think about the many novels I’ve written, I realize I don’t always start with a plot idea. Sometimes…

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