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Emotion vs Feeling in Fiction

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

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

A Hero, an Anti-hero, and a Villain Walk into a Bar…

How to Give Your Sci-Fi or Fantasy Universe a Lived-In Feel

Writing in Short Forms

An Appetite for the Page

Roadmap for Plotters and Pantsers

The Art of Retelling Existing Short Fiction

Writing Villains that Readers Love to Hate

The Challenges (and Opportunities) of Writing a Family Saga