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Tell readers the story is over

November 30, 2020

Cliffhangers work, use them

November 29, 2020

Zoom out or cut away: spare your readers to keep them reading

November 28, 2020

Practice your skills, and publish your practice

November 27, 2020

My novel hates me and refuses to end

November 26, 2020

The final battle is for your hero’s soul, not his life

November 25, 2020

I wrote a novel and 5 characters had no reason to exist

November 24, 2020

Your hero has helpers. These characters make up his team.

I make promises by mistake sometimes: how writers accidently create open plot loops in reader’s minds

November 23, 2020

We sometimes make promises to readers without realizing it.

The #1 writing lesson I learned from pencil sketching characters

November 22, 2020

Accidental genius solves all plot problems

November 21, 2020

Delving too deep: when writing becomes dangerous

November 20, 2020

Your character’s deepest, darkests thoughts

November 19, 2020

Your character has thoughts, share them.

We love them because they’re so bad (writing villains)

November 18, 2020

Everyone loves bad guys.

Escape the Muddy Middle of your Novel

November 17, 2020

Write a Page Turner with the BTTR Technique

November 16, 2020

You got me feeling emotions

November 15, 2020

Chain Anchors to your Characters

November 14, 2020

Hating or Loving Your Writing is a Choice

November 14, 2020

Pomodoro Technique for Writers

November 14, 2020

She Shrieked: Tagging Dialogue

November 14, 2020

The Power of the Loopback

November 14, 2020

What About Story Structure?

November 14, 2020

Writing Out of Order

November 14, 2020

You don’t have to write your novel in sequence.

How do you pronounce that? (Naming Characters)

November 13, 2020

Holy Plotholes, Batman!

November 12, 2020

Screeching to a Halt? Hit the Gas!

November 12, 2020

Be Very Judgy of Others

November 11, 2020

Compelling Descriptions are Full of Opinions

November 10, 2020

One of the biggest challenges of writing a novel is dealing with descriptions.

Stomping on Landmines

November 10, 2020

Pen Addict: Affordable picks to get you hooked

November 2, 2020

More Favorite Fantasies from my readers . . .

October 25, 2020

The Top 5 Fantasy Books my Readers say got them started

October 18, 2020

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