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When you’ve been loyal to one genre, your fan-base expects a certain story type. However, life has a way of evolving and changing who we are…
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Are you speculative fiction-curious? This sophisticated umbrella-genre likes to defy clear definition. It does, however, encompass the following genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, and Historical Fiction,…
If you’re writing mystery — or any plot-focused genre, for that matter — you need to keep careful track of information in your novel. Your story…
So, you have two characters, and you want them to fall in love. You want them to fall in love so much, you’re willing to spend…
As young or new writers, we often write where the spirit takes us. We may not think about genre, word count, or the Hero’s Journey. We…