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What Do Your Characters Want? Using Highly Motivated Characters to Drive Stronger Stories

Conquering the Muddle in the Middle

The Four Tools Every Armchair Historian Needs When Writing and Researching

Writing Poetry in Response to Current Events

Remixing the Classics: Writing New Flash Fiction from Old Stories

Writing and Publishing Myths Blocking Your Path to Success—and How to Overcome Them

Master Pacing: How Secrets, Twists, and Foreshadowing Amp Things Up

How and Why to Add Romance to Any Story You Tell

The Self and the World: Deepening the Personal Narrative through Research and Reportage

Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: How to Tell the Unbearable Story

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

Inventing the Past: Making People and Places Resonate With Readers

Writing Poems That Are Interesting and Accessible

What's Said and Unsaid: Crafting Dialogue in Fiction

Things That Make or Break a Romance Novel

From Crime Scene to Court Room: What Happens After The Body Is Found?

Person, Place, or Crime: Where to Start Your Mystery

Exploring the Villain's Journey: Crafting Compelling Antagonists

The Maddening Middle

Plotting Your Novel From Start to Finish