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The Fracturing of the Literary "Weird Girl" - How Women Authors Use Innovative Structures to Get Inside Unhinged Characters' Minds, by Heather Colley

Character The Fracturing of the Literary “Weird Girl”—How Women Authors Use Innovative Structures to Get Inside Unhinged Characters’ Minds Heather Colley

Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving, by Sheila Roberts

Plot Plotting or Plodding: How to Keep Your Story Moving Sheila Roberts

Pacing for Emotional Impact: Building Tension and Release in a Novel, by RaeAnne Thayne

Plot Pacing for Emotional Impact in Fiction: Building Tension and Release in a Novel RaeAnne Thayne

Keeping Track of Your Story With Maps and Paper Dolls, by Lisa K. Friedman

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

5 Steps to Avoid the Muddle in the Middle of Your Novel, by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Plot 5 Steps to Avoid the Muddle in the Middle of Your Novel Hank Phillippi Ryan

The Glorious Task of Ending a Trilogy or Series, by Patricia Leavy

Plot The Glorious Task of Ending a Trilogy or Series Patricia Leavy

How to Use Cliffhangers (And Not Make Readers Hate You), by Charlie N. Holmberg

Plot How to Use Cliffhangers (And Not Make Readers Hate You)Charlie N. Holmberg

The Perfect Puzzle: 7 Tips for Creating Fiendish Mystery Plots, by Tom Mead

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

4 Top Tips for Writers Wanting to Reimagine Classic Myths and Legends, by Sam Davey

Write Better Fiction 4 Top Tips for Writers Wanting to Reimagine Classic Myths and Legends Sam Davey

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

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

Secrets We Keep From Each Other - Building Tension in Fictional Marriages, by Paul Vidich

Writing Techniques Secrets We Keep From Each Other: Building Tension in Fictional Marriages Paul Vidich

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

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

Writing Techniques Generating Endless Story Ideas Sarah M. Eden

Write Better Fiction Exploring Identity in Fiction Nanda Reddy

Write Better Fiction 5 Tips to Hook Readers From Chapter One Jacqueline Faber

Write Better Fiction How to Make a Crazy Story Idea Land for Readers: Bringing Believability to Your Premise Daniel Aleman