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Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Horror in Sword & Sorcery

And the writerly dread of AI

3h ago

Horror in Sword & Sorcery

3h ago

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

In your novel, everything must pay off

Try to leave no threads dangling in your fiction

May 13, 2022

In your novel, everything must pay off

May 13, 2022

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Five women mystics to inspire your fiction

Historical figures to steal from for your writing

May 3, 2022

Five women mystics to inspire your fiction

May 3, 2022

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Use archetypes in your novel like Japanese RPGs do

Here’s an example of starting with strong definition

Apr 28, 2022

Use archetypes in your novel like Japanese RPGs do

Apr 28, 2022

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Are you creating your novel characters backwards?

Start with strong definition, then add depth

Apr 27, 2022

Are you creating your novel characters backwards?

Apr 27, 2022

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Create a soundtrack to enrich your fictional characters

Your characters need a playlist

Apr 26, 2022

Create a soundtrack to enrich your fictional characters

Apr 26, 2022

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Settings for your novel are freely available

Seriously, stop wasting so much brain energy on this

Apr 26, 2022

Settings for your novel are freely available

Apr 26, 2022

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Holding on for another sunrise

Why “We Got This, Kids” is one of the most important books I’ve ever worked on

Feb 28, 2022

Holding on for another sunrise

Feb 28, 2022

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Constructing your inspiration machine

Don’t wait for the Muse to arrive — build one instead

Feb 14, 2022

Constructing your inspiration machine

Feb 14, 2022

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Transmute your frustrations and fears into art

The only alchemy worth pursuing

Feb 11, 2022

Transmute your frustrations and fears into art

Feb 11, 2022

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

Jeff Deck, Author & Novel Coach

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