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Why We Can’t Look Away from Toxic Relationships

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In a post on Writer Unboxed, Heather Webb examines why toxic relationships are such juicy fodder for fiction writers and readers. She suggests a...

Great Stories Need Great Stakes

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In a post on BookBaby, Scott McCormick says that your protagonist's goals aren't as interesting if you don't set serious consequences for failure. "If...

Let Your Settings Change with Your Characters

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In a post on Writer Unboxed, Emilie-Noelle Provost offers advice for creating true to life settings, based on her experience working in the travel industry....

The Trouble is in Your Head

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In a post on Writers in the Storm, Laurie Schnebly Campbell says that not every story needs to open with big trouble for the protagonist...

The Key Elements of Autofiction

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In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Adele Annesi examines autofiction and how writers can use this form to explore important life experiences....

The 36 Dramatic Situations

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In a post on the Script Lab, Ken Miyamoto examines the 36 dramatic situations, popularized in a French text written in 1895 by Georges...

To Dream or Not to Dream?

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While writer are often admonished to skip dream sequences (and for good reason...), there may be times when a dream or nightmare is a...

Not All Stories Need Character Development

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In a post on LitReactor, Peter Derk says a lack of character development in a story doesn't have to be a deal-killer. "'Lack of...

Character Arc Analysis: Star-Lord

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In a post on ScreenCraft, Ken Miyamoto analyzes the character arc of the Marvel hero Star-Lord, as he journeys from outlaw to hero over...

Use Setting to Reflect a Character’s Interior

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In a new post, Mary Carroll Moore offers advice for using character landscapes to convey emotion on the page. Moore defines those landscapes as...

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