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Avoid A Boring Thriller With This One Simple Trick - A character stares out from between the bars of a cage.
Writing
Robert Wood

Avoid A Boring Thriller With This One Simple Trick

Writing a thriller is a dangerous game. Why? Because success is a binary process. Other genres allow for compelling ideas to stand out against lackluster writing, or for amazing characters to charm readers through the boring bits of the plot, but a thriller reader is either thrilled or they aren’t, and that’s the ball game.

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7 Ways William Faulkner Can Help You Improve Your Writing - Faulkner holds a pipe and dispenses advice.
Writing
Fred Johnson

7 Ways William Faulkner Can Help You Improve Your Writing

Few American writers command the same level of respect and awe as Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner William Faulkner. Born in 1897 and best-known for his novels As I Lay Dying; Absalom, Absalom!; Light in August; and The Sound and the Fury, Faulkner is a giant of American literature and a defining figure in the

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Writing a Parent: The Dos and Don'ts - Two parents lecture a baby.
Writing
Paige Duke

Writing a Parent: The Dos and Don’ts

If I’ve learned anything from my own experience as a parent, it’s that children are mirrors. They bring out the best and worst in parents and reflect to us the truth about our deepest struggles, needs, and desires. They give their adults the opportunity to see themselves for what and who they truly are; what

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How Understanding Cosmic Horror Can Improve Your (Love)Craft - A winged, squid-like monster towers over a boat.
Writing
Robert Wood

How Understanding Cosmic Horror Can Improve Your (Love)Craft

In writing circles, it’s commonly accepted that one of the essentials of becoming a great writer is to read a lot, but reading widely is just as important. If you only read what you want to write, you limit your ability to bring new techniques and ideas to your work. In short, there’s a lot of great

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