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Characterization: Exploring Character Development in Your Writing Austin Vosler

Gaslighting and Writing Villains Who Make Your Spine Tingle Amy Jones

How I Interviewed a Serial Killer and Stayed Sane Aysha Akhtar

Using Story Tropes to Subvert Reader Expectations Taylor Simonds

Nothing Is Fiction Fred Waitzkin

The Complicated Reality of a Minority Writer—UPDATED Natasha Tynes

Moves and Counter-Moves: Letting Your Antagonist Drive the Plot J. J. Hanna

Representation in Fiction: How to Write Characters Whose Experiences Are Outside of Your Own Diana M. Pho

Writing Exercise: How to Start Loving Your Characters Aaron Bauer

Third-Person Limited: Analyzing Fiction’s Most Flexible Point of View Peter Mountford

How a Strong Character Arc Can Make Readers Love Your Protagonist Jerry B. Jenkins

How to Fall in Love with the Writing Process: 6 Questions to Hone Your Creative Workflow Bob Mayer

From YA to YEAH: 4 Ways to Keep Teen & Young Adult Readers Hooked Ren Koppel Torres

Grand Finale: Two Strategies for Writing Great Story Endings Jane Cleland

5 Considerations for Writing About Historical Figures in Fiction John Thorndike

4 Essential Steps to Making Your Protagonist Real, Even When They’re Nothing Like You Donna Levin