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What Is a Plotter in Writing?
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What Is a Plotter in Writing?

Why Did I Write a Novel About Death?
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Why Did I Write a Novel About Death?

Amp up Your Story Impact: Pushing Against and Leaning In
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Amp up Your Story Impact: Pushing Against and Leaning In

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What Is a Narrative Arc (or Story Arc)?

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5 Ways to Surprise Your Reader (Without It Feeling Like a Trick)

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The 5-Step Process for Reworking a Classic Story

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What They Don't Teach You in MFA Programs: 5 Rules for Writing Stories That Work

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Literary Scavenger Hunts: The MacGuffin & Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Sam Spade, and Others

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What a Coincidence: 7 Clever Strategies for Harnessing Coincidences in Fiction

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Plot Development: Charts and Tips for Outlining and Plotting a Novel

The Great Debate: To Prologue or Not to Prologue | Meg LaTorre-Snyder
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The Great Debate: To Prologue or Not to Prologue?

The ABCs of Story: Plots, Subplots, and Sub-Subplots
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The ABCs of Story: Plots, Subplots, and Sub-Subplots

8 Practical Tips to Avoid Too Much Plot in Your Novel, Jacquelyn Mitchard
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8 Practical Tips to Avoid Too Much Plot in Your Novel

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How to Map Out Your Hero’s Adventure in Your Manuscript

Write Better: The 7 Qualities of High-Concept Stories
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Write Better: The 7 Qualities of High-Concept Stories

5 Ways to Increase Conflict in a Story, by Eileen Cook
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5 Ways to Increase Conflict in a Story

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7 Simple Ways to Make a Good Story Great

The 3 Key Types of "Stakes" That Drive Novels
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The 3 Key Types of "Stakes" that Drive Novels