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Everything I Wish I’d Known Before Writing the Book

Everything I Wish I’d Known Before Writing the Book
How Thinking Like a Comedy Writer Can Improve Your Writing, No Matter the Genre

How Thinking Like a Comedy Writer Can Improve Your Writing, No Matter the Genre
How to Add a Touch of Mystery to Your Historical Fiction--Whether or Not You're Writing a Mystery

How to Add a Touch of Mystery to Your Historical Fiction--Whether or Not You're Writing a Mystery
10 Tips for Researching and Writing Historical Fiction

10 Tips for Researching and Writing Historical Fiction
Controlling Pacing in Your Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel

Controlling Pacing in Your Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel
Mixed Media: How Music, Newspapers, and Art Can Spark and Structure Compelling Short Fiction

Mixed Media: How Music, Newspapers, and Art Can Spark and Structure Compelling Short Fiction
Middle Grade 101: Everything You Need to Know to Write, Sell and Succeed

Middle Grade 101: Everything You Need to Know to Write, Sell and Succeed
Querying for Success

Querying for Success
How to Use Point of View and Voice to Shape Compelling Stories

How to Use Point of View and Voice to Shape Compelling Stories
From Self to Universe: Building Character Relationships

From Self to Universe: Building Character Relationships
Editing and Revising Your Romance Novel

Editing and Revising Your Romance Novel
What I Wish I'd Known When Starting Out in Horror

What I Wish I'd Known When Starting Out in Horror
Terror vs. Horror

Terror vs. Horror
How to Weld Dread: Hanging and Carrying a Dark Mood From Start to Finish

How to Weld Dread: Hanging and Carrying a Dark Mood From Start to Finish
The Deadly Dozen: 12 Ways to Shoot Yourself in the Foot Writing a Crime Novel

The Deadly Dozen: 12 Ways to Shoot Yourself in the Foot Writing a Crime Novel
How to Use Conflict and Stakes to Raise Suspense

How to Use Conflict and Stakes to Raise Suspense
Lights, Camera, OPEN!

Lights, Camera, OPEN!
Get It Done: How to Conquer Procrastination, Crush Writer’s Block, and Create Killer Plot Twists Even If the Well Feels Dry

Get It Done: How to Conquer Procrastination, Crush Writer’s Block, and Create Killer Plot Twists Even If the Well Feels Dry
How to Target and Build Your Platform for Nearly Any Nonfiction Audience

How to Target and Build Your Platform for Nearly Any Nonfiction Audience
How to Create a Marketing and PR Master Plan

How to Create a Marketing and PR Master Plan
Shaping Our Stories: Approaches to Narrative Voice in Creative Nonfiction

Shaping Our Stories: Approaches to Narrative Voice in Creative Nonfiction
Cracking the Code: Using Experimentation to Tap the Lyric Essay

Cracking the Code: Using Experimentation to Tap the Lyric Essay
How Three Pages Can Launch Your Book

How Three Pages Can Launch Your Book
Top Ten Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Stories

Top Ten Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Stories