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Creating Conflict: An Interview with Author Marissa Meyer drafting editing & revising plotting & outlining Jun 30, 2022

How does a #1 New York Times bestselling author create conflict in her scenes? Find out in this exclusive Writing Mastery interview!

From the moment Marissa Meyer hit the young adult fiction...

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How to Market your Book: 5 Book Marketing Strategies getting published marketing Jun 23, 2022

After working for months, or even years, on your novel, the moment you release it to the world will be the greatest time of your life. But whether you’re publishing independently or...

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What is a High-Concept Idea? generating ideas Jun 16, 2022

Have you ever heard a story idea so catchy that it grabs you with just a handful of words, despite the idea itself sounding almost too simple? Dinosaurs in a theme park escaping their enclosures. ...

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The Golden Rule: How to Master "Show, Don't Tell" drafting editing & revising Jun 09, 2022

You’ve heard it a million times: “Show, don't tell.” But what does "show, don’t tell" really mean? How do we spot telling in our own writing? And is showing always the...

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5 Tips for Querying Literary Agents getting published traditional publishing Jun 02, 2022

You’ve done it: You finished your manuscript, revised it, received feedback on it from your critique partners, and maybe even paid to have it professionally edited. If...

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How to Write a Great Antagonist developing characters drafting editing & revising plotting & outlining May 26, 2022

Antagonists are people, too. Soulless corporations and faceless soldiers play their part when we think of stereotypical “villains,” but the great antagonists are the ones who are just...

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How Do You Find Writing Inspiration? generating ideas productivity May 19, 2022

Writing inspiration is not something you either have or you don’t. It’s something you can go out and find for yourself, no matter where you are in your creative writing journey. ...

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How to Be an Extraordinary Critique Partner editing & revising May 12, 2022

Working with critique partners may require some vulnerability from each writer involved, but the benefits of such a relationship are numerous.

In addition to getting feedback that can...

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