How Can We Worldbuild on an Epic Scale?

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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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Writing Conflict: Love, Work, and Office Romance — Guest: Angela Ackerman

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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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What’s Our Character’s Job? Here’s Help (& a Giveaway)!

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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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How to Level Up Our Storytelling with Self-Awareness

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Self-awareness is a good trait for writers to have. What 5 habits can help us become more self-aware, and how can they strengthen our storytelling skills?

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Crafting a Relationship That Matters — Guest: Angela Ackerman

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How can we create powerful relationships in our stories? Check out Angela Ackerman’s insights and examples for crafting characters.

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4 Tips for Creating the Right Impression of Our Characters

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Last time, we discussed how to introduce our characters. Now, here are 4 tips for ensuring we’re giving readers the right impressions of our characters.

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Making a Good First Impression with Our Characters

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It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how to introduce our characters to readers.

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How Should We Format Non-Verbal Communication?

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If our story includes telepathy or text messages and the like, what are some of our formatting options for non-verbal communication passages?

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Word Choice: What Does It Mean for Our Writing?

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We’ve discussed POV and voice, but what does the term “word choice” mean, how does it affect our writing, and what goes into choosing the right words?

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