October 17, 2021

Donald Maass

Donald Maass heads the Donald Maass Literary Agency and is the author of several books, including Writing the Breakout Novel, Writing 21st Century Fiction, and The Emotional Craft of Fiction. Learn more at maassagency.com.

Articles From This Author

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How To Make Your Setting a Character

Nov 19, 2013
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How to Improve Writing Skills

Q&A With Donald Maass

Jan 19, 2011
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How to Improve Writing Skills

Career Patterns That Work

Jan 19, 2011
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How to Improve Writing Skills

Worksheets for The Breakout Novelist

Jan 19, 2011
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How to Improve Writing Skills

The Breakout Novelist

Jan 19, 2011
Overcoming Writer's Block

Exercise: Defining Personal Stakes

Nov 17, 2010
Overcoming Writer's Block

Exercise: Capturing the Moment of Irrevocable Commitment

Nov 17, 2010
Overcoming Writer's Block

Exercise: Raising Public Stakes

Nov 17, 2010
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How to Improve Writing Skills

The Passion in Prose (And What That Really Means)

Oct 26, 2010
The 3 Key Types of "Stakes" That Drive Novels
How to Improve Writing Skills

The 3 Key Types of "Stakes" that Drive Novels

Oct 19, 2010
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Writing Your First Draft

How to Channel Passion in Your Writing

Dec 9, 2009
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Overcoming Writer's Block

4 Techniques to Fire Up Your Fiction

Oct 13, 2009