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How To Write About Video Games In Fiction - An image reminiscent of Super Mario, in which the character is reading a book.
Writing
Fred Johnson

How To Write About Video Games In Fiction

No creative medium can boast as explosive a conception as video games. While the earliest video game was created in 1947, the industry didn’t really get started until Pong burst onto the scene in the 1970s. Since then, it’s been one monumental success after another and, today, video games are a multi-billion-dollar industry, are popular

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Want To Disturb Your Readers? Mastering The Uncanny Is The Answer - A horrific ghost emerges from a book, terrifying the reader.
Writing
Robert Wood

Want To Disturb Your Readers? Mastering The Uncanny Is The Answer

Half the battle of writing a great book is getting the reader to emotionally invest in your story. The most successful form of this sees the reader caught up in the moment, and it’s an experience that we’ve tried to catch again and again in the language of clichés. A great tale leaves you on

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NaNoWriMo Week 2: How To Flesh Out Your Characters And Structure - A teen holds up a number of completed pages.
Writing
Robert Wood

NaNoWriMo Week 2: How To Flesh Out Your Characters and Structure

Hello authors, and welcome to the second article of our month-long National Novel Writing Month coverage (you can find our NaNoWriMo Week 1 primer here). This week, we’ll be looking at the basics of character development, world building, and structure, providing a basic skeleton for this early draft of your narrative. As before, keep in

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How (And Why) To Write A Mentor Character - A scene reminiscent of The Karate Kid, with a mentor blowing spitballs at his pupil.
Writing
Fred Johnson

How (And Why) To Write A Mentor Character

It’s common knowledge that stories tend to only be as good as their characters. This means, unsurprisingly, that your protagonist needs to be great – they will need to develop as the plot progresses, be engaging and sympathetic (even if they’re not likable), and overcome challenges in a convincing and exciting manner. Writers often focus

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