Recycling Characters
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During the latest Mythcreants podcasts, the hosts discuss ways writers re-use their favorite characters in different forms, with both good and bad...
What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
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As part of their interview with the Write the Book podcast, Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy, authors of Once & Future, describe...
Are There Really Only Two Plots?
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In a new blog post, Janice Hardy discusses how writers can use story archetypes to get a head start on their work....
Six Reasons Your Villain Sucks
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A new post on the Mythcreants blog outlines six reasons your villain isn’t working and offers advice on how to fix them....
Keeping it Close (in Perspective)
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Mythcreants EIC Chris Winkle has a new blog post on using a close perspective, i.e.: getting inside your character’s head. “Close perspective...
How to Use Novelty to Engage Readers
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In a guest post on Writers Helping Writers, Chris Winkle, editor-in-chief of the Mythcreants blog, writes about how novelists can make strategic choices that...
Checking the Engine of Your Narrative Drive
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Janice Hardy suggests a simple test to check whether your narrative drive has enough forward momentum to carry your novel and create...
Antagonists on Every Side
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In a post on Writer Unboxed, Vaughn Roycroft examines how writers can add depth and up the dramatic tension in their stories...
Advice on Maintaining a Parallel POV
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In a post on the Mythcreants blog, Chris Winkle tackles a question from a writer working on a story with multiple points...
Traumatic Journeys in Fantasy
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In a blog post on Tor.com, writer and editor Leah Schnelbach examines how some writers have taken their protagonists through the journey...