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Save That Cat! The Easy Secret To Introducing A Hero - A hero runs from a burning building clutching a safe, but sooty, cat.
Writing
Robert Wood

Save That Cat! The Easy Secret To Introducing A Hero

How do you go about introducing a protagonist, let alone introducing a hero? First impressions are even more long-lasting in fiction than in real life, and your reader’s first experience with your protagonist is likely to define how they understand everything that comes after. That means it’s important to give a clear impression, guaranteeing you’re

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Multiple Antagonists - A two-headed villain cackles to himself.
Writing
Robert Wood

How To Make Multiple Antagonists Shine In Your Story

Can multiple antagonists work in a story? The answer depends on the author, but that shouldn’t be surprising when the term is so loosely defined. There are people who’ll tell you that a truly great story shouldn’t have any antagonists at all, and some who’ll tell you that you need at least three to create

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Flashback - A pilot stares off into the distance, remembering playing with a toy plane in his childhood.
Writing
Robert Wood

The 4 Decisions That Will Help You Write An Amazing Flashback

The flashback is a great storytelling device, allowing you to send the reader back to witness first-hand the formative moments of a character or event. Comedy, action and even horror stories make frequent use of flashbacks, but while they’re common, they can be difficult to get right. We’ve talked before about the structure of a

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A reader imagines a character, grief-stricken and standing by a grave.
Writing
Paige Duke

How To Handle Grief In Your Novel

My mom loves to tell a story about how she once prayed for a family in the book she was reading because she forgot for a minute that they were fictional. Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever been that invested in a character’s conflict? Okay, even if you’ve never actually forgotten that a character

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