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Which quote do you like the most?
December 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Which quote do you like the most?
Which quote do you agree with the most?
December 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Which quote do you agree with the most?
Is this too harsh or do you agree with Stephen King?
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Is this too harsh or do you agree with Stephen King?
Which quote do you like the most?
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Which quote do you like the most?
Do you agree with Agatha Christie?
December 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Do you agree with Agatha Christie?
Sometimes it feels like the hardest job in the world.
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sometimes it feels like the hardest job in the world.
Which quote do you like the most?
December 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Which quote do you like the most?
Do you agree with Margaret Atwood on this one?
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Do you agree with Margaret Atwood on this one?
Every step of the way is important!
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Every step of the way is important!
Which habit helps you keep writing?
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Which habit helps you keep writing?
Part two of the structural similarities between Moby-Dick and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Part two of the structural similarities between Moby-Dick and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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Moby-Dick and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland have a surprising amount in common, at least in terms of narrative structure.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Moby-Dick and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland have a surprising amount in common, at least in terms of narrative structure.
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Also known as the "puke draft," though I think "exploratory draft" is more to the point 😄
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Also known as the "puke draft," though I think "exploratory draft" is more to the point 😄
Show don't tell?!?
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
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This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
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November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Show don't tell?!?
This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
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This craft maxim is a bit of a contradiction, and yet it's still super important. Let's break it down 👇
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Not all novels begin with an inciting incident!
Story Structure in The Great Gatsby, part 4 of 4 😁✌️
Story Structure in The Great Gatsby, part 4 of 4 😁✌️
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Not all novels begin with an inciting incident!
Story Structure in The Great Gatsby, part 4 of 4 😁✌️
Story Structure in The Great Gatsby, part 4 of 4 😁✌️
Who is your favorite antagonist from a classic novel?
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Who is your favorite antagonist from a classic novel?
What is a theme you keep returning to?
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What is a theme you keep returning to?
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A writing professor once told me,"there is nothing easy or cheap about being clear."
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November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A writing professor once told me,"there is nothing easy or cheap about being clear."
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Coincidences can work well at the inciting incident or if they make things worse for your protagonist, but otherwise they tend to feel cheap and mechanical.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Coincidences can work well at the inciting incident or if they make things worse for your protagonist, but otherwise they tend to feel cheap and mechanical.
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Explanation vs dramatization is at the heart of the famous (infamous?) craft advice: "show, don't tell."
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November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Explanation vs dramatization is at the heart of the famous (infamous?) craft advice: "show, don't tell."
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November 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Declare war on writer's block!
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Declare war on writer's block!