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NaNoWriMo Week 4: How To Conclude Your Story - A middle-aged author works frantically on his book.
Writing
Robert Wood

NaNoWriMo Week 4: How To Conclude Your Story

Hello authors, and welcome to the fourth article in our month-long National Novel Writing Month coverage. This is the last full week of writing for NaNoWriMo, so this week we’ll be looking at how to start wrapping up your story and make the most of your remaining writing time. As you plan the next (almost)

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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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Adding A ‘B Plot’ Is The Simple Way To Improve Your Story - Two characters cheer. One is a barbarian with a sword, the other a chef with a pan.
Marketing
Robert Wood

Adding A ‘B Plot’ Is The Simple Way To Improve Your Story

Sometimes, two plots are better than one. As much as brevity and (comparative) minimalism generally reveal the best form of a story, there are occasions where your central plot will benefit from being paired with a back-up narrative. These secondary narratives, generally less complex than the main narrative and focused on supporting characters, are often

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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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