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Pathos Is Not A Dirty Word, And It Belongs In A Writer's Vocabulary - A character looks at a girl's dropped ice cream, tears in their eyes.
Writing
Fred Johnson

Pathos Is Not A Dirty Word, And It Belongs In A Writer’s Vocabulary

Pathos is down on its luck these days; appeals to emotion are bound up in reasonable fears of ‘post-truth’ and ‘populist’ writing, but I’m here to tell you that intelligent use of pathos can make your fiction better. Now, pathos certainly has its dark side. Many of the TV, radio, and internet adverts we’re bombarded

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12 Ways Neil Gaiman Can Help You Improve Your Writing Right Now - Neil Gaiman waves at the reader.
Writing
Fred Johnson

12 Ways Neil Gaiman Can Help You Improve Your Writing Right Now

Few writers of fantasy (or any other genre) can claim to be as wildly successful as Neil Gaiman. The mild-mannered English writer has long been a kind of literary rock star; his novel American Gods picked up several awards in 2001, his novel Stardust was made into an acclaimed movie in 2007, and his The Sandman comic series

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How To Run A Successful Writing Group - A group discuss their work.
Writing
Hannah Collins

How To Run A Successful Writing Group

The act and art of writing are usually solitary endeavors, even with a head full of a hundred different characters. If you’ve had enough of pacing around your living room trying to ease writer’s block, or terrifying your pets by acting out sword-fights, then a writing group might be just want you need. Maybe you’re

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This Is The Blueprint For A Perfect Cast Of Characters - A cast of characters, including a ninja, a scientist, a princess, and a cowboy.
Writing
Robert Wood

This Is The Blueprint For A Perfect Cast Of Characters

Is there such a thing as a perfect cast of characters? A pure, alchemical recipe of personalities that promises the most engaging narrative a reader could ask for? No, of course not – it’s the events of the story that dictate what it needs from its cast, and what works well for one tale will

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