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NaNoWriMo Week 1: How To Get Your First Draft Started - A baby holds a piece of paper, on which they've started their first chapter.
Writing
Robert Wood

NaNoWriMo Week 1: How To Get Your First Draft Started

Hello authors, and welcome to the first article of our month-long National Novel Writing Month coverage. For those who don’t know, NaNoWriMo takes place over November and challenges authors to pen 50,000 words in thirty days. It’s caught on around the world, with a variety of resources now available for those taking part. There’s no

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Is The Halo Effect Exactly What Your Characters Need? - A woman stares at an angel, hearts in her eyes.
Writing
Robert Wood

Is The Halo Effect Exactly What Your Characters Need?

In writing, and most artistic endeavors, artists have the benefit of accessing and utilizing a wide range of tools. These tools can be complex and take a lot of work – like successfully folding your writing – while others – like quadrant theory – are more about understanding and refining what we already half-understand as

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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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How To Craft A Fascinating Quest Narrative - A character sets off on a quest, map in hand.
Writing
Rebecca Langley

How To Craft A Fascinating Quest Narrative

From Gilgamesh setting out to learn the secret of immortality to the real-life adventures of Chris McCandless, quest narratives have always enthralled us. It could be the allegory (life’s a journey, right?) or boredom with our own nine-to-fives, but whatever it is, the genre is satisfying… if it’s done right. The dark side of quest

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