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The Part Before the Inciting Incident Doesn’t Need to Suck
The Part Before the Inciting Incident Doesn’t Need to Suck
When my two oldest kiddos were little, they had a Toy Story phase. (The original, because I and they are that old.) One evening, my son…
Annette Lyon
Feb 28
What Stan Lee Taught Me About Writing
What Stan Lee Taught Me About Writing
In Memory of a Remarkable Man
Annette Lyon
Nov 12, 2018
Say It Loud . . . Or at Least, ALOUD
Say It Loud . . . Or at Least, ALOUD
It’s the golden writing advice no one ever told me. Not in high school. Not during studies for my English degree. And not at any writing…
Annette Lyon
Aug 15, 2018
Bill and Ted and Their Most Excellent Creators
Bill and Ted and Their Most Excellent Creators
We can learn a lot from Bill and Ted.
Annette Lyon
Aug 28, 2020
WAS Gone Bad
WAS Gone Bad
Should Writers Avoid Using WAS? Or Not?
Annette Lyon
Jul 6, 2018
The Great Author Debate: Outliner or Pantser?
The Great Author Debate: Outliner or Pantser?
(And What’s a Pantser?)
Annette Lyon
Feb 24, 2021
3 Third-Person Point of View Pitfalls
3 Third-Person Point of View Pitfalls
And How to Avoid Them
Annette Lyon
Feb 28, 2021
Story Going Too Slow?
Story Going Too Slow?
A Simple Tool for Ratcheting the Tension & Keeping Your Readers
Annette Lyon
Feb 22, 2021
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