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Plot Beats

Plot The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way

Author Rosie Walker shares how her experiment to reverse-engineer a thriller led to a failed plot, but then eventually to a new novel.

Plot Giving Your Thriller the Relentless Pace and Gripping Tension It Needs Jennifer van der Kleut

Plot Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving Sheila Roberts

Plot 5 Steps to Avoid the Muddle in the Middle of Your Novel Hank Phillippi Ryan

Plot How to Use Cliffhangers (And Not Make Readers Hate You)Charlie N. Holmberg

Character Heart First, Brain Later: Why Your Character’s Emotional Arc Matters More Than Your Perfect Plot Finnian Burnett

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