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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
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
Put Your Side Characters to Work
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
Roadmap for Plotters and Pantsers
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
Speculative Realities for Dystopian Times
How to Give Your Sci-Fi or Fantasy Universe a Lived-In Feel
Writing in Short Forms
An Appetite for the Page
Writing Villains that Readers Love to Hate
The Challenges (and Opportunities) of Writing a Family Saga
WRITE TO SELL: Nonfiction Proposals