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Plot Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving

Bestselling author Sheila Roberts shares strategies for keeping your story moving forward, including an easy-to-use plot formula.

Plot Keeping Track of Your Story With Maps and Paper Dolls Lisa K Friedman

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

Writing Techniques A MotherDaughter Lost and Found in Hell: Writing My Novel From the Mother’s Journey Jennifer Givhan

Mystery/Thriller The Perfect Puzzle: 7 Tips for Creating Fiendish Mystery Plots Tom Mead

Plot How to Plot a Plot Twist: 5 Steps to Writing a Satisfying Switch Up Laura Leffler

Writing Techniques Building High Stakes in a Romantasy Plot LJ Andrews

Plot Immutable Moments: The Load-Bearing Beats of a Story Finnian Burnett

Writing Techniques Literary Misdirection: Using Reader Expectations Against Them Niveadita Razdan

Write Better Fiction Exploring Identity in Fiction Nanda Reddy

Writing Techniques How to Put a New Spin on Something That’s Been Done Before Jody Holford

Write Better Fiction Top 4 Tips for Writing Great Beginnings Abigail Owen

Write Better Fiction How Story Structure Mirrors Our Grief Process Aimee Hardy

Writing Techniques Better Story Structure Through Musicals and Kung Fu Movies Rob Hart

Write Better Fiction A Conversation With Cindy Dees on Tropes and How to Use Them (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

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