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Outlining for People Who Would Rather Set Their Manuscript on Fire Than Outline

“Outlining doesn’t kill creativity. It gives creativity a runway. You can still fly wherever you want—you just won’t crash during […]
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Your Plot Has a Saggy Middle and We Need to Talk About It

“The middle of your story is not a bridge between the exciting parts. It IS the story. If your middle […]
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Info-Dumping: The Fastest Way to Make Your Readers Nap

“Your reader did not pick up your book to read an encyclopedia. They picked it up to live a story. […]
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Dialogue That Doesn’t Sound Like Robots Having a Business Meeting

“If your characters all sound like the same person wearing different name tags, your dialogue isn’t dialogue—it’s a monologue with […]
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Your Characters Are Cardboard Cutouts and We Need to Talk

“If your character could be replaced by a cardboard cutout with ‘PROTAGONIST’ written on it and nobody would notice, we […]
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Show Don’t Tell: Or How to Stop Writing Like a Police Report

“Your job is not to REPORT what happened. Your job is to make the reader EXPERIENCE what happened. There’s a […]
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The Saggy Middle Survival Kit (No, Not That Kind)

“The saggy middle is where amateurs quit and professionals get creative. You’re not stuck—you’re at the part that separates ‘I […]
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Weaving Subplots Like You’re Knitting a Sweater (Not a Tangled Mess)

“A subplot should be a mirror, a magnifying glass, or a counterpoint to your main plot. If it’s just floating […]
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When Your Plot Has More Holes Than a Screen Door in a Hurricane

“A plot hole isn’t the end of the world. It’s just a place where the story needs a bridge. And […]
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Flat Characters Are Fiction’s Most Expensive Mistake — Here’s the Fix

“A flat character is a missed opportunity wearing a name tag. Give them a wound, a want, a contradiction, and […]
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