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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

What Finishing a Novel Series Taught Me That Drafting Never Did, by Magda Mizzi

Plot What Finishing a Novel Series Taught Me That Drafting Never Did Magda Mizzi

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

A Tale in Two Parts: Top Tips for Writing a Duology, by Sadie Turner

Plot A Tale in Two Parts: Top Tips for Writing a Duology Sadie Turner

Writing Plot Twists: From Courtrooms to 1930s Hollywood, by Paul Levine

Plot Writing Plot Twists: From Courtrooms to 1930s Hollywood Paul Levine

The Challenges of Balancing Character With Plot, by Mike Maden

Character The Challenges of Balancing Character With Plot Mike Maden

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