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    A Quick Way to Come Up with Mystery Ideas

    Writing any fiction, from a short story of a few thousand words to an epic novel, is always an undertaking. One of a writer’s most important resources is…

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    What Makes an Amateur?

    The word amateur tends to have negative connotations. It can be used by people who consider themselves professionals to look down…

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  • Blog Posts, Exercises, Idea Generation

    How to Develop a Character Vibes-First

    Have you ever written a three-dimensional character with complex psychology and a solid arc, but no distinct personality on the page?…

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    How to Become an Idea Alchemist

    We call this thing we do “writing,” but actually putting words down on paper is only a fraction of the work.…

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    Now, Watch me Make this Writer Disappear!

    I’m sure you’ve felt it once or twice. Maybe as you hammered away at the last thousand words of a college…

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    The Spirit of a Promise

    Walter sweated in the sweltering upper reaches of the lecture hall. He leaned over his desk, squinting to see the stage…

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    Lana and the Wolf

    Lana lay on her side, watching the flat black pool of her blood slowly spread. Young flames danced all around her,…

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