Writing tips & resources

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Character & POV
3 min read

The joker character archetype

Add humor and complexity to your narrative with the joker archetype.
An illustration of a mountain range with a rising moon.
Writing tips
3 min read

How sequences make up acts

Analyzing the larger structural elements of a narrative composed of sequences.
An illustration of a historical landscape.
Research
3 min read

How to research historical settings

Techniques for accurately portraying historical backdrops.
A mother and child (the product of a romance between the kiddo's parents!), two people talking with a large heart above them, a person dancing and another person playing a fiddle.
Outlining
1 min read

Conventions of the Romantasy genre

Romantasy is the child of two parent genres, and it inherits conventions from both.
Four women in flowing silk dresses.
Writing tips
3 min read

Tips for describing clothing

Techniques for depicting attire in a way that enhances character and setting.
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Tropes
3 min read

The ultimate writer's guide to the Academic Rivals to Lovers trope

An overview of the Academic Rivals to Lovers trope, with examples and guidelines for using it in your novel.
An illustration of a novel character, with a collection of evil eye beads, representing the character's point of view of a novel.
Character & POV
3 min read

The ultimate guide to point of view

Understanding and implementing second-person narrative perspective.
An illustrated image of an everyman character archetype
Character & POV
3 min read

The everyman character archetype

Infuse relatability in your narratives using the everyman archetype.

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