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5 min

Learning to Cry Over Your Characters

Writing a story with emotional impact means feeling deeply for your characters. But what about the fact that YOU wrote their suffering?

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Joshua Pior

7 min

5 Painless Tips to Instantly Write a Better Scene

Crafting a well-written, tight scene that keeps your reader hooked can be tricky. One tip? Ask a simple question.

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Joshua Pior

6 min

How to Write a Male Character (If You’re Not)

I will now attempt to answer a cosmic question that has eluded even the best of authors for centuries. No pressure.

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Joshua Pior

5 min

How to Ruin Your Story in Five Easy Steps

Some surefire ways to absolutely DESTROY your story. Caution—heavy sarcasm ahead.

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Joshua Pior

8 min

10 Ways to Get Your Teen Hero into the Action (Without Using Clichés)

Plotting a novel with a teenaged hero is tricky—so here are ten ways to introduce your hero to the plot, cliché-free.

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Joshua Pior

6 min

The Complete Guide to Writing Theme in a Novel ... Without Really Trying

The theme is the hardest—yet most important—part of writing a novel. In this post, we unpack all the tools you need to write a hard-hitting,

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Joshua Pior

6 min

Why You Should Set Crazy Writing Goals (Without Sacrificing Your Sanity)

There’s more to believing the impossible than meets the eye. Crazy is a gateway to something far more realistic.

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