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Emotion vs Feeling in Fiction
Nail Your Novel (or Memoir’s) Voice and Tone
Visual Storytelling: How to Write Compelling and Visual Fiction
Terror and Horror: Making a Tense, Unsettling Read
Successful Revision Strategies
Laugh Yourself to Death: Mixing Humor With Darker Topics Like Murder and Suspense
When and How to Jettison History in a Historical Novel
Lessons Learned After a Decade of Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writing in Short Forms
An Appetite for the Page
The Art of Retelling Existing Short Fiction
Writing Villains that Readers Love to Hate
The Challenges (and Opportunities) of Writing a Family Saga
Heroes vs. Anti-Heroes, the Ultimate Showdown
Writing Secondary Characters Who Steal the Show
The Art of People Watching: Translating People into Words
Writing Neurodivergent Characters in Horror
Using Characters to Create Momentum
Writing Characters Outside of Your Personal Experience
Avoid the Sagging Middle of Your Mystery
How to Write an Opening That Pulls the Reader In
Writing Satisfying Endings
Harnessing the Secret Powers of the 3-Act Structure
Kickstarting Your YA Novel
