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How Small Decisions Can Make Huge Story Impact

Fae Rowen shares four critical areas that help guide readers, and your characters, through the story: motivation, backstory, conflict and character arc.

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Loving Your Hateful Antagonist

You CAN love your hateful antagonist. Ellen Buikema explains the various types of antagonists and how to create the push-pull that creates tension readers love.

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An Author's Actionable Guide to Story Ideas

Where do story ideas come from, and can you get them on demand? Here's an actionable guide for turning your amazing idea into an equally amazing story.

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9 Ways to Originalize Your Story Idea

Becca Puglisi, co-author of The Emotion Thesaurus, shares nine ways to make YOUR story stand out from the crowd.

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P-O-What?

Lori Freeland defines Point of View (POV) - how to choose, a definition of POV types and why it is all so important to the reader. Fantastic examples!

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