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The Power of Premise in Storytelling, by Christine Wells

Plot The Power of Premise in Storytelling Christine Wells

Sticking the Landing: How to Nail Your Ending, by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Plot Sticking the Landing: How to Nail Your Novel Ending Hank Phillippi Ryan

Writing Techniques Harmful Tropes: Bury Your Gays Moriah Richard

If You're Bored, They're Bored | Jeff Somers

Plot If You’re Bored, They’re Bored Jeff Somers

Writing a Coming-of-Age Adventure Story, by Taylor Hobbs

Plot Writing a Coming-of-Age Adventure Story Taylor Hobbs

Plot On Moving Past Plotlessness Andrea Uptmor

When the Ending Answers the Beginning (or, The Power of Chiastic Storytelling), by Julie Carrick Dalton

Plot When the Ending Answers the Beginning (or, The Power of Chiastic Storytelling)Julie Carrick Dalton

Two Timing: Building Narrative Power by Telling Two Stories at Once, by Stephen P. Kiernan

Plot Two Timing—Building Narrative Power by Telling Two Stories at Once Stephen P. Kiernan

The Moral Escalator: Making Goodness the Main Action of a Story, by Regina Linke

Children's The Moral Escalator: Making Goodness the Main Action of a Story Regina Linke

6 Screenwriting Tips to Improve Your Novel, by Gregory Poirier

Writing Techniques 6 Screenwriting Tips to Improve Your Novel Gregory Poirier

How Escapism Grounds Us: Writing "What If" Stories, by Lori Gold

Plot How Escapism Grounds Us: Writing “What If” Stories Lori Gold

Books about family

Be Inspired Family Drama: 9 Book Recommendations for Writing Fiction About Families Amy Jones

How to Plant Clues Without Giving Away the Ending, by Jen Craven

Plot How to Plant Clues Without Giving Away the Ending Jen Craven

The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way, by Rosie Walker

Plot The Failed Plot, and the Novel I Gained Along the Way Rosie Walker

Writing a Trilogy With the End in Mind, by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker

Plot Writing a Trilogy With the End in Mind Colleen Coble and Rick Acker

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