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Building Your Theme Takes Time

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In a post on her blog, C.S. Lakin discusses how to use theme effectively in your work, without being too obvious, nor too opaque....

Four Tips for Using Historic Events in Your Fiction

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In an article for Writer's Digest, J.B. Rivard says research and strategy can help writers use real-life historical events in their fiction, from famous...

Advice for Keeping Your Author Nose out of Deep POV

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In a post on Writers in the Storm, Lisa Hall-Wilson explains how writers can intrude on their characters when they use deep POV and...

Creating Tension

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The Writing Excuses hosts begin a new series on creating tension, including Anticipation, Juxtaposition; Unanswered Questions; Conflict; and Microtension.

Seven Key Moments for Your Villain

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In an article for Writer's Digest, Hunter Liguore says that understanding your villain's motivations and weak spots can help you create compelling bad guys....

Questions for Your Characters

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In a new post, Mary Carroll Moore offers a different angle on the tried and true questionnaire method for creating and understanding your characters....

Drop Your Action Scenes at the Right Time for Maximum Impact

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In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Marissa Graff suggests why your action scene is falling apart. Writers are often told that we need...

Top 5 Fictional Villain Types

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In a post on DIY MFA, Neil Chase identifies his top 5 villain archetypes. "Villains can be motivated by greed or lust or pride,...

Use Character, Mood, and Atmosphere to Develop Strong Narrative Description

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In a post on CrimeReads, Lucy Snyder says there's an art to writing description that is vibrant and evocative but not distracting for the...

Go Out with a Bang!

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In a post on Killzone, PJ Parrish offers advice for ending your scenes and chapters and story on a bang. "Often it’s the ending...

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