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Sep 6, 2021

Cli-Fi! Mythopoeia! Bonnet Burners, oh my!

The newest genres in fiction Once upon a time, there were just two Genres in literature: Fiction and Non-Fiction. But today, there are hundreds of Genres in Fiction alone with a couple dozen being mass marketed. During Phase 1 of The Write Stuff, our premier program for fiction authors, we…

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Cli-Fi! Mythopoeia! Bonnet Burners, oh my!
Cli-Fi! Mythopoeia! Bonnet Burners, oh my!
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Aug 19, 2021

Am I Really An Author?

There’s a simple test to know if you are meant to write that story The best authors are the ones who absolutely positively have to write their story. There is something compelling them, captivating them, and fueling their curiosity and their creativity. Are you one of those authors? …

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Am I Really An Author?
Am I Really An Author?
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Apr 21, 2021

Backstory vs Flashback

Creating backstories that help you better understand your characters Some authors really go overboard with writing and sharing backstories for their characters. It’s important to understand the purpose of creating backstory, and the separate reasons for sharing it. …

Fiction

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Backstory vs Flashback
Backstory vs Flashback
Fiction

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Apr 7, 2021

Bringing Your Conflict to a Head

Creating climaxes in fiction that are the culmination of your story’s primary Conflict When readers think about story Climaxes, we often think of really epic events like bloody battles and tragic deaths, or of big heartbreaks and the downfall of heroes. But remember that your Climax is the culmination of…

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Bringing Your Conflict to a Head
Bringing Your Conflict to a Head
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Apr 3, 2021

Even Fantasy Requires Research

Understanding the role that research plays in works of fiction Fiction isn’t wholly created by imagination. While certainly the original inception of our stories will spring from our ideas, it’s important to note that we still have to use some factual information within the content. Even stories rooted in fantasy…

Writing Prompts

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Even Fantasy Requires Research
Even Fantasy Requires Research
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Mar 29, 2021

Is Three Really A Crowd?

How to create relationships between archetypes in fiction They say that three’s a crowd, but in fiction, three is also a power dynamic; a triangle of potential lust, friction, and evolution. …

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Is Three Really A Crowd?
Is Three Really A Crowd?
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Mar 18, 2021

What do want your readers to FEEL?

Rising Action allows you to connect your readers to your characters and their conflicts through emotion What experience do you want readers to have, while reading your story? Do you want them to be entertained, delighted, surprised? Do you want to inform or educate people about a particular subject or…

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What do want your readers to FEEL?
What do want your readers to FEEL?
Writing Prompts

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Feb 16, 2021

The Write Stuff: Timeframe

How to create masterful timeframes (including multiples) in your work of fiction When does your story take place, and does the timeframe or timeframes make sense to your story? In Jeffrey Eugenides’ Pulitzer Prize winning second novel, Middlesex, the author chose to split the story between two primary timelines: the…

Fiction

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The Write Stuff: Timeframe
The Write Stuff: Timeframe
Fiction

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Feb 8, 2021

Character Archetypes

Creating Characters in Fiction that Readers Connect With, and Root For Even the most innovative, outlandish, unique characters will fit into certain archetypes. The best characters in fiction will clearly have two archetypal roles. …

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Character Archetypes
Character Archetypes
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Jan 25, 2021

Conflict and Tension

Key to creating the Rising Action of your story’s plot Conflict isn’t always THE Conflict. Each of our characters will experience some kind of Conflict within your story — some of which directly impacts the plot, while others are more nuanced and subtle. …

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Conflict and Tension
Conflict and Tension
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