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Writer’s block: how to overcome it and finish your story

Writer’s block: how to overcome it and finish your story

The reasons why a story gets stuck can be boiled down to one big cause: lack of direction and unclarity of the story structure.
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3 components of a strong narrative conflict

3 components of a strong narrative conflict

The conflict is the one single component that will make a strong narrative. How to create one that will support and carry the entire story?
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Do We Really Need to Know ‘Everything’ About Our Characters?

Do We Really Need to Know ‘Everything’ About Our Characters?

What do we mean when we say that we need to know ‘everything’ about our characters to write about them with awareness?
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Are Author and Narrator the Same Thing?

Are Author and Narrator the Same Thing?

No. The author and the narrator are never the same. And this is good for the story.
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Act II: a nightmare journey that never leaves hope off the cards

Act II: a nightmare journey that never leaves hope off the cards

Act II is where the story truly expresses itself, and it does it one terrible crisis after another. But there should always be hope at the…
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Chapters: how to use this powerful storytelling tool

Chapters: how to use this powerful storytelling tool

We tend to use chapter breaks pragmatically, but do you know an emotional use will irrevocably bind the reader to the story?
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Why I Plot Before and After the First Draft

Why I Plot Before and After the First Draft

Plotting isn’t the evil of creative writing. Even pantsers may find use in an outline.
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How Do I Start Writing a Book? Start Before the Beginning

How Do I Start Writing a Book? Start Before the Beginning

Knowing whether an idea is good for a story may make the difference between writing that story and writing just the beginning
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How Carefully Managing Different Narrative Arcs Will MakeYour Story Unputdownable

How Carefully Managing Different Narrative Arcs Will MakeYour Story Unputdownable

Story Arcs and the Power of Intersection
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