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Cracking the Code: Using Experimentation to Tap the Lyric Essay
How Three Pages Can Launch Your Book
Top Ten Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Stories
Finding the Story in Moments of Helplessness
The Art of Restraint in Exposition
Digestible World-building for Writers
The Challenges and Advantages of Amateur Sleuths
10 Forensic Faux Pas & How to Get Away With Murder!
Kick the Imposter to the Curb: The Benefits of Allowing Who You Are as a Writer to Reflect Who You Are as a Person
The Art of Retelling Existing Short Fiction
A Hero, an Anti-hero, and a Villain Walk into a Bar…
Emotion vs Feeling in Fiction
How to Incorporate Gothic Elements Into Any Genre of Writing
How to Use Psychological Horror to Your Advantage in Fiction
Terror and Horror: Making a Tense, Unsettling Read
Successful Revision Strategies
Mastering Voice: Finding the Magic Mix of Style, POV & Character
Laugh Yourself to Death: Mixing Humor With Darker Topics Like Murder and Suspense
Things Can't Get Worse, But They Can Get Funnier: The Value of Humor in Your Writing
Being Funny, Fearing Failure, and Doing It Anyway
When and How to Jettison History in a Historical Novel
How to Breathe New Life Into Real Historical Characters
Punch Them in the Face: Writing Realistic Martial Arts!
Lessons Learned After a Decade of Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy