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The Quadrant Method Is The Key To Amazing Storytelling - An author walks along, thinking of a circle divided into four.
Writing
Robert Wood

The Quadrant Method Is The Key To Amazing Storytelling

So you want to write a story. First of all, congratulations! Great authors don’t wait for inspiration – they tackle the job, forcing themselves to write and create. Not only will this enhance your craft and make you more susceptible to the creative muse, but it also makes it statistically more likely that you’ll stumble

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How To Write A Better Murder Mystery Victim - A victim is dead, a spear in his back, while an onlooker gasps.
Writing
Hannah Collins

How To Write A Better Murder Mystery Victim

The victim of a murder mystery story is a unique breed of victim. Usually, the death of a character at the hands of another comes at the emotional climax of a story. Even some painfully misunderstood villains can choke us up a little when they finally meet their demise. A murder mystery victim’s death, however,

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Do YOU Need To Write In The Second Person? - An Uncle Sam type character points out at the reader.
Writing
Robert Wood

Do YOU Need To Write In The Second Person?

When it comes to choosing the point of view for your book, the second person is unlikely to get much consideration. Volumes have been written on the emotional impact of the first-person ‘I’, and on the scope and flexibility of the third-person ‘he/she/it’. In comparison, the second-person ‘you’ rarely merits more than a paragraph. Don’t

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How To Swear Really &£$%^$ Well - A character curses and is given 10 points by a judge.
Writing
Robert Wood

How To Swear Really &£$%^$ Well

Like it or not, swearing, cursing, saying bad words, uttering profanities, being foul-mouthed, growling obscenities, cussing, effing and blinding, venturing imprecation, and even turning the air blue are facts of life. For many people, bad language is an everyday occurrence, while for others it’s a major taboo, but it’s certainly a feature of a realistic,

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