How to Make the Most of Our Story’s Tropes
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how to improve our writing with story tropes.
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Time for Good 2020 News: A Holiday Giveaway!
I’ve partnered up with Writers Helping Writers to bring you a PRIZE-PACKED Advent Calendar for Writers—and you could win one of my workshops!
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What Kind of Marketing Plan Will Work for Us? — Guest: Siera London
Marketing is hard, so how can we come up with a marketing plan that will work for us, our brand, and our books? Siera London shares her system.
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How Can We Worldbuild on an Epic Scale?
Can we learn from big shared-world universes like Star Wars how to builcohesive epic-sized story worlds (without planning everything in advance)?
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Storytelling Conflict: A Broader View
What does it mean to take a different approach to conflict? And how can that understanding help us keep readers engaged in our story?
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Does Every Story Need Conflict?
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring our options for no/low conflict stories.
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Black Moments: Understanding Our Options
What should trigger our story’s Black Moment? Let’s take a deeper look at the role this turning point plays with our story and our character.
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Writing Conflict: Love, Work, and Office Romance — Guest: Angela Ackerman
Our character’s job can be a source of story conflict, but how can we avoid clichés, especially with an office romance? Angela Ackerman shares her tips.
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Writing Process: Developing a Coherent Story — Guest: Jael R. Bakari
As we develop a story idea, how do we know if all the pieces fit together? Guest Jael R. Bakari is sharing her process for keeping track of all the details.
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What’s Our Character’s Job? Here’s Help (& a Giveaway)!
Before we figure out how to tie our character’s occupation to the story, we might need to understand more about the job and what it means for them.
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