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The Art of Expanding and Condensing a Story

By visualising how story steps expand and contract, we can embody the pattern of tension to inform the way we tell the stories that want to be told through us.

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Explore the Deep Structure of Story

Story structures are embodied within us. There’s much to learn from analyzing the deep patterns in stories. But how? Leon Conrad guides us through the process.

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A Powerful Plot Point is a Strategy for a Successful Story

Lynette M Burrows discusses the universal parts of story structure and how you can adapt and fuse the most important parts for captivating storytelling.

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Forcing a Story to Evolve—From First Draft to Finished Draft

Writers In The Storm is delighted to welcome paranormal writer and blogger, Jami Gold! She'll be stopping in over the next few days to answer any comments you have. (Thanks, Jami!) On my blog last week, I talked about how it’s fascinating to watch a story evolve from a story seed into a full-blown draft.  […]

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Guest Blogger: Elizabeth Spann Craig (aka Riley Adams)

Writers In The Storm is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Craig/Riley Adams for this week's Sensational Summer Friday guest post. I'll confess I let out a huge SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE when Elizabeth agreed to be here. Why, you might ask? Is it because she finds the very best writing links and tweets them to all of us hanging out on […]

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