In my last article, I discussed how authors often fall into the trap of obsessing over irrelevant character details at the expense of info that m...
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Please don’t tell me you’ve got a binder or notebook stuffed with pictured you found on the Internet of what your main characters loo...
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Crack open any Storytelling 101 book and it’ll tell you conflict is your story’s engine. Every story since the history of forever has...
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This is one of the hardest things about writing. Getting started. It can be daunting and downright overwhelming! There are so many new releases e...
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One of the major reasons for the existence of fiction is to illuminate larger truths which may not be obvious in real life. The real world is st...
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I started my literary career writing short stories; thought that was my niche since I’ve got lots of ideas for which the short form is the...
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No writing workshop is complete without a definition of a story explained to the audience of aspiring authors. They come in flavors from simple t...
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Last time, we discussed the correct order and ratio of all the necessary ingredients for a successful story. Knowing the correct order and ratio ...
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Just knowing what ingredients to put in isn’t enough. You also need to know the ratio of each, and the order in which they should be added.
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Everybody who's ever attempted to bake a delicious loaf of bread from scratch knows firsthand the endeavor is part art, part science. The delicat...
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