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Aigner Loren Wilson

Aug 30, 2021

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The Deeper Functioning Parts of a Story

How to make your fiction stand out from other writers by using literary storytelling elements

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Story Elements to Write By

Plots are big overarching beasts, but there are smaller parts of a story that help strengthen the plot. The basic ones we’ve already gone over (character, setting, scenes…

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