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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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Offer your readers a solid Act I and they’ll want to see the story to the end

Offer your readers a solid Act I and they’ll want to see the story ...

The opening might be the least exciting of the three acts in a story, but lay it down with awareness, and it will sustain your story to the…
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Why a Character’s Blue Eyes Are Not Enough to Define Them

Why a Character’s Blue Eyes Are Not Enough to Define Them

A character’s ‘organic’ characteristics aren’t everything there is to it. Narrative characteristics also define a character.
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“Write the Story You Want to Read” and Why Desire Is Not Enough

“Write the Story You Want to Read” and Why Desire Is Not Enough

Why being a passionate reader doesn’t make a writer, and why a writer still needs to be a passionate reader
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How to Write Helpful Book Reviews

How to Write Helpful Book Reviews

They have become common currency in today book marketing, and as such, they are often just fluff. Let’s go back to square one and write…
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My New Tolkien Publication

Hi everyone.
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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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