Writing tips & resources

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Audience
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Understanding who your target reader is

Understanding your target reader: a guide for writers.
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Writing tips
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How to use the Kubler-Ross stages of grief in your story

Implementing the stages of grief to depict character development and conflict.
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Character & POV
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The lover character archetype

Infuse passion in your narrative with the lover archetype.
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Writing tips
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A guide to beginnings

Crafting engaging and compelling story openings.
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Character & POV
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A short guide to third person limited point of view

Comparing the implications of subjective and objective narrative perspectives.
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Tropes
3 min read

The ultimate writer's guide to the Teach a Skill trope

An overview of the Teach a Skill trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.
The image is of a mysterious man. We don't know much about him except for the fact that he has a pretty spectacular coat on. What could it mean? We may never know.
Tropes
3 min read

The ultimate writer's guide to the Secret Identity trope

An overview of the Secret Identity trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.
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Character & POV
3 min read

External objects of desire

Drive your plot and character motivations with external objects of desire.

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