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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.

Horror From Script to Scream: How Filmmaking Informed My Horror Fiction Brian Asman

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

Ghostwriting 5 Lessons I’ve Learned About Writing From Ghostwriting for Celebrities and Bestselling Authors Veronica Bane

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

Writing Techniques Making Use of Storystarter Scenes in Fiction Andrew Welsh-Huggins

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

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

Write Better Fiction 4 Reasons I’m a Plotter, Not a Pantser Rosie Walker

Write Better Fiction How to Create Synergy in a Split-Time Storyline Katherine Reay

Write Better Fiction Are We Over the Hero’s Journey?Nadia Salem

Writing Techniques The Big Reveal Tiffany Yates Martin

Resources Description: Bring Your Writing to Life The Editors of Writer's Digest

Write Better Poetry Do You Know Where Your Poem Is Going? Plotters Versus Pantsers in Poetry Cynthia Marie Hoffman

Resources Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot The Editors of Writer's Digest

Write Better Fiction This Changes Everything Ran Walker

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