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  1. NaNoWriMo Preparation: Part 4 – Do's and Don'ts, and Permission to Enjoy It
  2. NaNoWriMo Preparation: Part 3 – Your Story's Setting and Your Premise
  3. NaNoWriMo Preparation: Part 2 – Working Out Your Characters and Your Story's World
  4. NaNoWriMo Preparation: Part 1 – Finding the Idea That Excites You
  5. Plots and Plotting: Part 2 - Into the Nitty-gritty of Plotting
  6. Plots and Plotting: Part 1 - The 8 Elements of a Solid Story Plot
  7. How Do Timing and Tension Affect Your Scene Pacing?
  8. Story Structure: Part 9 - A Guide to Ross Hartmann's Approach
  9. Story Structure: Part 8 - The MICE Quotient: Story Types Made Easy
  10. The Power of Backstory: Weaving a Rich History into Your Novel
  11. The Art of Writing Significant Stakes: A Guide for Writers
  12. The Magic of Story Structure: Part 7 - The Power of the Super Story Structure
  13. The Magic of Story Structure: Part 6 - Save the Cat!
  14. The Magic of Story Structure: Part 5 - Mountain Peak, A Journey to the Top
  15. Creative Flow on Demand for Writers: How to Find the Current When You Need It
  16. Character Wound: The Heart of Internal Conflict for Fiction Writers
  17. The Magic of Story Structure: Part 4 - Why the Hollywood Formula Works
  18. The Magic of Story Structure: Part 3 - Understanding the Hero's Journey and Why It Still Captivates the World
  19. When Your Panic Alarm Won't Turn Off: Living and Creating at High Intensity
  20. The Magic of Story Structure, Part 2: Unlocking the 7-Point Story Framework
  21. An Introduction to the Magic of Story Structure: Part 1
  22. Uncovering Your Best Time to Write: A Guide for Writers
  23. Raising the Stakes: What It Really Means for Writers
  24. The Shape of Story: Understanding Arcs in Fiction Writing
  25. Understanding Your Character: What They Want and Need
  26. Unreliable Narrators: A Deceptive Journey into the World of Storytelling
  27. The Power of Story and Character Arcs in Fiction Writing
  28. Mastering the Art of Storytelling with Story Beats (with downloadable template)
  29. Using Conflict to Move Your Story Forward
  30. Show, Don't Tell: The No Longer Secret Weapon of All Writers
  31. Point Of View: Part 4D - Third Person Objective POV
  32. Point Of View: Part 4C - Third Person Limited POV
  33. How to Write With Emotion
  34. Point Of View: Part 4B - Third Person Omniscient POV
  35. Point Of View: Part 4A - Introduction to Third Person POV
  36. Embrace Your Writing Style: The Journey of Plotters, Pantsers, and Plantsers
  37. Point Of View: Part 3 - Second Person POV
  38. Point Of View: Part 2 - First Person POV
  39. A Comprehensive Introduction to Point Of View, Part 1
  40. Where Do You Find Your Ideas, and How Do You Develop Them Into A Fiction Book: Part 3 - Developing Your Idea
  41. Where Do You Find Your Ideas, and How Do You Develop Them Into A Fiction Book: Part 2 - Your Ideas Bank
  42. Where Do You Find Your Ideas, and How Do You Develop Them Into A Fiction Book: Part 1
  43. How to Write a Scene that Really Works
  44. Writing, and YOUR health
  45. Interiority Part 3: Conscious (Active Thinking)
  46. Interiority Part 2: Subconscious (Unspoken Thoughts)
  47. The Beginners Guide to Interiority
  48. Characters Part 3: Archetypes 2
  49. Adult Steps 4 - Turn Off Your Internal Editor While Writing Your First Draft
  50. Characters Part 2: Archetypes 1
  51. Revision Part 2: How to Find and Deal With Plot-Holes in Your Story
  52. How to Revise Your First Draft: Part 1
  53. How to Persuade Your Reader to Suspend their Disbelief?
  54. Adult Steps 3 - Fill Your Story with Conflict and Tension
  55. Adult Steps 2 - Write the Last Chapter First!
  56. Adult Steps 1 - What Do You Write In? Or, to put it another way, what software do you use to write your novel in?
  57. Who Are Your Target Audience, and How Do You Find Them
  58. First draft? Messy draft, vomit draft, or what?
  59. A Guide To Outlining
  60. How to Write Your First Draft
  61. Characters Part 1: Who They Are and How to Build Them
  62. Toddler Steps 7 - Start Calling Yourself A Writer
  63. Genre Conventions, Tropes, Common Themes, Settings, Characters, and Plot Devices of Some Genres: Part 2
  64. Genre Conventions, Tropes, Common Themes, Settings, Characters, and Plot Devices of Some Genres: Introduction.
  65. Toddler Steps 6 - Do Your Research
  66. Genre Conventions, Tropes, Common Themes, Settings, Characters, and Plot Devices of Some Genres: Part 1
  67. Toddler Steps 5 - Eliminating Anything That Will Be A Distraction So You Can Stay Focused
  68. Toddler Steps 4 - Creating an Unbreakable Deadline
  69. Toddler Steps 3 - Setting a Writing Schedule
  70. Toddler Steps 2 - Build Your Outline
  71. Toddler Steps 1 - Break the Project into Small Pieces
  72. Baby Steps 4 - Your Premise
  73. Baby Steps 3 - The Power of Your Idea
  74. Baby Steps 2 - Assemble Your Writing Tools
  75. Baby Steps 1 - Set Up Your Writing Space
  76. What is 'genre'?
  77. The Difference Between Fiction, and Nonfiction