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How to Advance Your Plot with Careful Scene Design ~ 5 Steps
Plotting is complex, and whether you “wing it” or plot extensively, there are 5 key steps that will help you…
Half Off Writing Boot Camps ~ South Lake Tahoe, California
For the last five years, I’ve been teaching writing retreats in gorgeous South Lake Tahoe, CA. And each year I…
Start the New Year with a Comprehensive Scene Outline
I wrote this post a year ago, and since I did this series on scene outlines, I’ve had dozens of…
6 Cinematic Techniques You Can Apply to Your Novel Right Now
Many of us were raised watching thousands of movies and television shows. The style, technique, and methods used in film…
How to Weave a Subplot into the Structure of Your Novel
This week we’re going to explore how novelists can layer a series of scenes over the foundational structure that’s already…
Layering a Subplot into Your Novel
We’ve looked at plot twists these last couple of weeks because they are so useful to have in novels. Regardless…
How Novelists Can Work Plot Twists into Their Stories
Plot twists are important and powerful elements in a novel. We took a quick look at twists last week, and…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: Fire Touched
This week’s first page falls under the genres of urban fantasy, action-adventure, and romance. Author Patricia Briggs has many fantasy…
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