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How to Use Scrivener to Write Scenes That Work
Sometimes it happens. You get that niggling feeling that the scene you just wrote isn’t sitting right, isn’t accomplishing what it needs to do. It…
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Situational Archetypes: 5 Essential Hero’s Journey Scenes Your Readers Will Love
What do you get when you string a bunch of scenes together? A story! Since stories are composed of individual scenes, it makes sense to…
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Semicolon: The 2 Ways to Use a ;
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Gayle Woodson on Why Hybrid Publishing Might Be Right For You
The point of writing, for most people, is to share that writing with the world. The problem is getting your writing into the hands of…
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Freytag’s Pyramid: Definition, Examples, and How to Use this Dramatic Structure in Your Writing
Most great stories, whether they are a Pixar film or a novel by your favorite author, follow a certain dramatic structure. When you’re getting started…
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5 Ways to Ruin Your Creative Writing
What if you owned a factory that manufactures flashlights? How happy would you be if you came in one day and saw your team of…
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5 Essential Hero’s Journey Symbolic Archetypes (And 4 Bonus Archetypes)
Symbols enrich your story’s meaning by connecting what’s literally happening with overarching themes. Does your story include symbols? And what symbols should you include? In…
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Dan Brown MasterClass Review: Will This Teach You to Write a Page-Turning Thriller?
Are you wondering what Dan Brown’s MasterClass is like and if signing up would be a good move for you? Do you want to learn…
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Writing Goals: How to Set the Right Goals for 2020
If you’re reading this, you have goals. Maybe you have fitness goals or goals for your family. Maybe you even have writing goals. But how…
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