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Powerful Plotting
Body, Mind, and Soul: Depth in Your Storytelling
The 3 Keys to Successful Portal Fantasies
Magical Worlds, Imaginative Realities, and Worldbuilding in Short Fiction
The Four Tools Every Armchair Historian Needs When Writing and Researching
Writing Poetry in Response to Current Events
How to Keep Readers Engaged
Humor Your Readers Can Visualize: How to Make Writing Funnier
Propelling Narratives Forward: The Dynamics of Engaging Storytelling
Write a Smashing Ending: How to Leverage Your Beginning and Middle to Craft the Perfect Finale
Keeping the Promise: 10 Unwritten Promises Readers Expect You to Keep
Writing Poems That Are Interesting and Accessible
What's Said and Unsaid: Crafting Dialogue in Fiction
Things That Make or Break a Romance Novel
How Much Research is Necessary to Serve Your Story?
Master Pacing: How Secrets, Twists, and Foreshadowing Amp Things Up
Creating Nonstop Plotting in Commercial Fiction
Anatomy of a Compelling (and Effective) Story
The First 100 Pages: How to Get a Book Up and Breathing
Everything I Wish I’d Known Before Writing the Book
Mixed Media: How Music, Newspapers, and Art Can Spark and Structure Compelling Short Fiction
Editing and Revising Your Romance Novel
Top Ten Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Stories
Finding the Story in Moments of Helplessness