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Literary Brian Platzer: Don’t Go Into Debt for an MFA Robert Lee Brewer

Mystery/Thriller Danielle Girard: I Wanted To Depict Honest Emotions Robert Lee Brewer

Boardroom to Bomb Threat: Thriller Pacing Like a Pro, by Tom Markert

Mystery/Thriller Boardroom to Bomb Threat: Thriller Pacing Like a Pro Tom Markert

A Conversation With Lyla Lane on Writing an Integrated Cast That Drives the Story (Killer Writers), by Clay Stafford

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Lyla Lane on Writing an Integrated Cast That Drives the Story (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Literary Sarah Domet: You Should Always Write for Yourself Robert Lee Brewer

Science Fiction/Fantasy Kate Quinn: Give Yourself Permission To Be Bad Robert Lee Brewer

Science Fiction/Fantasy Caitlin Breeze: On Confronting Power Systems Through Fantasy Robert Lee Brewer

Turning Trauma Into Purpose: How I Turned a Traumatic Brain Injury Into a Writing Mission, by John R. Miles

Writing Habits and Practices Turning Trauma Into Purpose: How I Turned a Traumatic Brain Injury Into a Writing Mission John R. Miles

Alys Murray: Write the Book of Your Heart

Romance Alys Murray: Write the Book of Your Heart Robert Lee Brewer

Finding Common Ground Between Nature Writing and Fantasy Fiction, by Jarod K. Anderson

Science Fiction/Fantasy Finding Common Ground Between Nature Writing and Fantasy Fiction Jarod K. Anderson

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

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

Can I Get a Noun Please? (Or, How Improv Made Me a Better Writer), by Michelle Maryk

Writing Techniques Can I Get a Noun, Please? (Or, How Improv Made Me a Better Writer)Michelle Maryk

Horror Johnny Compton: On the Power and Pitfalls of Anger Robert Lee Brewer

How to Avoid 5 Common Mistakes When Making the Past Come Alive, by Janie Chang

Historical How to Avoid 5 Common Mistakes When Making the Past Come Alive and Writing Historical Fiction Janie Chang

Unholy Union: Tradwives and Social Media in Horror Fiction, by Saratoga Schaefer

Horror Unholy Union: Tradwives & Social Media in Horror Fiction Saratoga Schaefer

Mystery/Thriller Yosha Gunasekera: I Got Rejected More Times Than I Can Count Robert Lee Brewer