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Dual Timelines, Authentic Voices, Memories, and Misdirection, by S. B. Caves

Writing Techniques Dual Timelines, Authentic Voices, Memories, and Misdirection S.B. Caves

Resources Fight Tips for the New Year (FightWrite™)Carla Hoch

Catching Continuity Errors in 3 Easy Steps, by Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Writing Techniques Catching Continuity Errors in 1, 2, 4—strike that—3 Easy Steps Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Developing a Funny Premise (On Humor), by Karim Shamsi-Basha

Writing Techniques Developing a Funny Premise (On Humor)Karim Shamsi-Basha

Tips for Overcoming the Blank-Page Blues, by Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Writing Techniques Tips for Overcoming the Blank-Page Blues Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Writing From Traditional Chickasaw Stories, by G. M. DiDesidero

Writing Techniques Writing From Traditional Chickasaw Stories G. M. DiDesidero

Writing Humanity Worth Saving, by Brionni Nwosu

Writing Techniques Writing Humanity Worth Saving Brionni Nwosu

How Journalism Research Is Great Training for Novel Writing, by Marshall Fine

Writing Techniques How Journalism Research Is Great Training for Novel Writing Marshall Fine

The Appeal of Genre Smashing for Readers and Writers, by James Zwerneman

Writing Techniques The Appeal of Genre Smashing for Readers and Writers James Zwerneman

One Word at a Time: How to Finish Writing a Novel, by Traci Hunter Abramson

Writing Techniques One Word at a Time: How to Finish Writing a Novel Traci Hunter Abramson

The Challenges and Opportunities of Writing a Retelling, by Georgia Leighton

Writing Techniques The Challenges and Opportunities of Writing a Retelling Georgia Leighton

Healing Fiction: Storytelling and Its Power to Heal, by Liz Parker

Writing Techniques Writing Healing Fiction: Storytelling and Its Power to Heal Liz Parker

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

The Power of Hopeful Fiction in Difficult Times, by Shanna Hatfield

Writing Techniques The Power of Hopeful Fiction in Difficult Times Shanna Hatfield

Why I Keep Coming Back to the Same Questions in My Novels (and Why You Should Too), by Jen Craven

Writing Techniques Why I Keep Coming Back to the Same Questions in My Novels—And Why You Should Too Jen Craven

The Healing Power of Fiction: Turning Pain Into Prose, by Somia Sadiq

Writing Techniques The Healing Power of Fiction: Turning Pain Into Prose Somia Sadiq