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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 1d

There's no rule that says every sentence must dance across the page, but if you can, make it beautiful. The discerning reader will notice.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Characters should reveal themselves differently to every new story person they meet.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 3d

A character’s values can be fluid, the intensity varying from one situation to the next.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 4d

The rules within a story world (no matter the genre) must make sense.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 6d

It’s worth the time and effort to find the narrator and point of view that will bring out the best in our writing and storytelling skills.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 9d

Failure doesn’t have to equal defeat. Treat it as experience and a lesson learned for when the next opportunity rolls around.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Sentence structure and word choice are two of the most important tools in your writer's kit.

Vary your sentence structure. Choose evocative words.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 11d

Putting your character’s key principles to the test is an easy way to raise the stakes in a story.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 13d

If we don’t know what your character is wishing for, how can we know when/if they’re getting what they want?

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 14d

A good story is made up of a time and/or place the reader can lose themselves in.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 15d

If we don’t know what your character expects to happen, how will we know when their hopes have been dashed?

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 16d

The best characters are dealt a catalyst that challenges their moral compass, causing them to undergo a transformation.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 17d

In a story, the catalyst (or inciting incident) acts as a “call to action” so the character can fulfill their destiny.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 18d

All stories begin and end in the same general manner: with a disruption and restoration (or acceptance) of order.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 19d

Just because a story follows a formula doesn’t mean it’s formulaic.

Structure doesn’t quell creativity.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 20d

Your main storyline should never be more than one scene away.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 21d

What a character says, how they say it, what they wear, and how they behave in certain situations paints a portrait of who that character is.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 24d

A Secret tells us something has happened before the story began, offers a hint as to where the story might lead, and automatically puts characters at odds with one another.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 25d

The Moral Compass is the set of beliefs/code that guides your character. It sets the tone and expectations for their behavior + the boundaries they won’t cross.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 26d

No author is universally loved.
Find the readers who love you and write for them.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 27d

Conversations rarely exist in a vacuum, so consider where your characters are located and the activity they’re engaged in while talking.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 28d

Begin with something like an outline—a starting point and intended destination—and let those happy accidents color your story along the way.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · 29d

A story “problem” that can be cleared up with a single conversation isn’t really a problem.

(Unless there’s a VERY good reason for that conversation not to happen.)

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

(Story) Problems that are easy to solve are also easy to forget.

The problems our characters face should grow + twist + turn.

Their layers should run deep.

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Katie Klein @katiekleinbooks.bsky.social · Sep 9

With first-person narrators, opinions/viewpoints affect everything.

Anything the character tells us has some degree of meaning/importance.

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