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....

Creating a Strong Understory

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Steven Pressfield offers advice on crafting a compelling understory – the story beneath the immediate narrative action that hints at the protagonist’s...

How to Tell If Your Reader Will Care Less

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Janice Hardy has another good blog post this week, this time discussing how writers can tell if their readers are likely to...

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...

Writing Prompt: 15 Marriage Problems Besides Cheating

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A blog post on Book Riot suggests writers rely too much on adultery to create dramatic tension in stories featuring married or...

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...

Every Novel A Mystery

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In a new post, Janice Hardy talks about the ways in which even non-mystery novels needs a sense of the unknown. “Even...

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...

How to Plan Your Ending

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In a blog post for beginners on her Fiction University site, Janice Hardy offers advice on landing your ending. She suggests that...