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Chapter Titles

There are a couple of good reasons to title your chapters. First of all, when you are writing a novel, you often want to “hook”

Payoff

I’ve said before that every story should have an emotional payoff. Yet far too often, I read stories where the payoff is weaker than it

Sagging Middles, Part 2

Recently, I discussed how to deal with a sagging middle in a novel. Here are a couple more tips that will help you strengthen that

Silence isn’t Golden

In the past few weeks, the writing community across the nation has been rocked by accusations of sexual harassment and abuse. Most of the allegations

Taking Control

Taking Control I know a lot of writers who feel that they don’t have control of their writing lives. After all, when you send a

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

I’m helping a friend work on a story right now, and it’s a rather strange one. It’s the story of a handsome, idealistic young man,

Sagging Middles

There comes a time when you’ve turned the corner on your story opening, and you feel like you’ve got it down right . . .

Worthy of Success

In the past couple of weeks, I’ve had several of my writing students report some great success in attracting agents and winning contests, but I’ve

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