Unpacking Show, Don't Tell
“Show, don’t tell” is a well-worn anecdote that any aspiring writer has probably heard dozens of times—from well-meaning English...
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Julianna Holshue
- Oct 8, 2020
- 6 min
Reading Recs Based On Different Writing Styles
Whether you want to explore a new style or dive deeper into one you are already comfortable with, check out these book recs
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Priscilla Yip
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
How to: Writing the Human Moments Between the Swords and the Fists
The dust settles as the hero defeats villain after villain before continuing their quest to defeat the antagonist. What happens then?...
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Jake Reilly
- May 14, 2020
- 2 min
World Building With Tolkien
As a writer, I have learned that my favorite thing in fiction is the process of world building. World building is such an awesome concept
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Holding Out for a Hero: Discussing the Hero Archetype
Who doesn’t like a hero? They save the day, go on adventures, and maybe even get a love interest. Yes, the anti-hero is fun and broody...
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Briana Gonzalez
- Feb 27, 2020
- 5 min
Prince Charming: The Femme Fatale
A Male Seductress in Shrek 2 The Shrek franchise was successful for a number of reasons: Its double entendres that entertained children...
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E.E. Suchowolec
- Feb 6, 2020
- 3 min
Seducing the World: The Seducer Archetype
I'm sure we all know the character: the dame with legs for days, the vamp with pillowy lips, the siren with the golden voice. She causes...
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Briana Gonzalez
- Jan 9, 2020
- 3 min
The Sidekicks of Our Lives
Sidekicks get a bad rep: It can be easy for audiences to overlook a supporting role in favor of lavishing praise and adoration on the...
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E.E. Suchowolec
- Jan 2, 2020
- 2 min
Deuter-What??: A Discussion on Sidekicks
Superheroes have their wards. Hobbits have their friends. Detectives have their doctors. I haven't called any characters by name, but I'm...
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Briana Gonzalez
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
Writing Characters with Disabilities
Writing is meant to be a safe space, and the only thing more invalidating than non-representation is bad representation. Sometimes in a...
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Srivalli Rekha
- Sep 13, 2018
- 3 min
Heart to Heart with Your Characters
"I refuse to cooperate!" "You listen to me." "I don't like your storyline." Do your characters say any of these things to you? No- You...
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Emily Suchowolec
- Aug 25, 2018
- 7 min
Your Dialogue Problems...Solved!
Here’s your fun fact for the day: HP Lovecraft couldn’t write dialogue to save his life. Seriously. He HATED writing dialogue to the...
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Emily Suchowolec
- Aug 10, 2018
- 4 min
The Basics of Dialogue
So, you want to write dialogue. Maybe you’re looking at your current project and you’ve noticed that it’s narrative-heavy. Maybe you’re...
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Juliet Dore
- May 10, 2018
- 3 min
Writing Your Character's Eulogy
You are probably thinking, “Wait, Did I read that right? A eulogy for a fictional character that may not even actually die in my story?...
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Mar 28, 2018
- 3 min
Interrogating Your Characters
Sometimes we just need to take a break from writing the bulk of our story and have a little fun with it. This can be done in a ton of...
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Mar 10, 2018
- 3 min
Outlining a Character
Creating a new character can be one of the best parts of the writing process. You get to build a whole new person (or animal or inanimate...
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Elizabeth Ochsner
- Nov 29, 2017
- 4 min
Show Don’t Tell: The Key to Better Writing
Grammar. Spelling. Structure. All these are important, but a grasp on grammar alone won’t make your book a bestseller. Writing a good...
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Robyn Cross
- Mar 10, 2017
- 4 min
Dynamic Characters
Characters are vital to the storytelling process. They're how we relate to and tell the story. Without them, a good story rarely exists...
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Amy Hickman
- Feb 10, 2017
- 2 min
Size, Shape, Colour: Creating the World Within
Description is important in every story, from setting the scene to the quirks that make your characters come to life. We all have our own...
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