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Back to Basics: Dialogue

Back to Basics: Dialogue

Back to Basics: Dialogue

Dialogue is a very important component of stories, one that may seem simple at first but is more complex the more you think about it.

Jul 4, 20223 min read

Back to Basics: Sympathetic Antagonists

Back to Basics: Sympathetic Antagonists

Back to Basics: Sympathetic Antagonists

Back to Basics: Sympathetic Antagonists talks about building villains your readers will love.

May 24, 20224 min read

Back to Basics: Flashbacks

Back to Basics: Flashbacks

Back to Basics: Flashbacks

For this Back to Basics mini-course, we’re talking about flashbacks. Each Back to Basics course includes a short video (linked at the...

Apr 16, 20223 min read

Back to Basics: Conflict

Back to Basics: Conflict

Back to Basics: Conflict

Why is conflict so important to a story? Conflicts drive characters to act. Characters can be in conflict with themselves, others, or nature

Feb 28, 20224 min read

Back to Basics: Sentence Structure

Back to Basics: Sentence Structure

Back to Basics: Sentence Structure

For January, the Back to Basics skill challenge is sentence structure. Writing as a craft comes with so many different fundamentals that...

Jan 29, 20228 min read

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