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Creativity

Spectacular Settings

When I’m looking at a story, one of the simple things I look at is setting. There are so many aspects to setting, so let’s just look at a few

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Creativity

Imagination

You may not realize it, but the most common problem with stories is that they’re tepid.

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Creativity

Working with a Cast of Millions

I’ve mentioned before that many bestselling stories share a common trait: they appeal to broad audiences—old and young, male and female.

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Attributions in Dialog

Writing clear dialog isn’t hard to do, but many new writers—and some old ones—make some pretty simple mistakes. Here are a few things to be wary of and that you should know.

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Creativity

Performing Your Tale

Many writers will recommend that as you edit your tale, you do a final read-through so that you can see how the story sounds.

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Writing

Ten Easy Ways to Get Rejected

I’ve often said that there are ten thousand right ways to write a story. Unfortunately, there are a million wrong ways to do so.

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How to Write a Book

Surprises and Revelations

6 Ways to Add Surprise to Your Writing Hollywood loves a “reveal.” That’s a moment where a bit of information that has been withheld from

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