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Pathos

PATHOS | definition, examples, how to, & your story weapon

Pathos is a key aspect of any rhetorician’s approach to their oratory. If you are writing a speech in your...

third person limited pov

THIRD PERSON LIMITED POINT OF VIEW

Picking a perspective is like choosing your weapon before a gladiator match; it limits and defines your style of approach....

Third person omniscient

THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW

Given our lack of omniscience in the land of the living, writing can offer us a liberating chance to experience...

Theme

THEME | definition, examples, & your story weapon

Theme is a way of making a series of events which are personal to the protagonist universally relatable to a...

rising action

RISING ACTION | definition, examples, & your story weapon

Rising action refers to the series of events that lead from a story’s inciting incident to the climax. In this...

Inciting Incident

INCITING INCIDENT | definition, examples, & your story weapon

With storytelling, if your reader isn’t engaged within the first few chapters, you run the risk of losing their attention....

Book Editing

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Getting Notes – Ten Things to Consider
Book Editing

Getting Notes – Ten Things to Consider

Banishing Redundancies
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Banishing Redundancies

Conflating Characters
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Conflating Characters

Own Your Work
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Own Your Work

Approaching the Rewrite
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Approaching the Rewrite

Book Outline

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The Value of an Outline
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The Value of an Outline

Outlining: The Dramatic Question
Book Outline

Outlining: The Dramatic Question

What Happens Next?
Book Outline

What Happens Next?

How to Publish a Book

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“What is the Book Market Looking For?”
How to Publish a Book

“What is the Book Market Looking For?”

Building a Body of Work
How to Publish a Book

Building a Body of Work

Opportunities in Self-Publishing
How to Publish a Book

Opportunities in Self-Publishing

How to Write a Novel

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12 Maxims of The 90-Day Novel
How to Write a Novel

12 Maxims of The 90-Day Novel

Sell Your Novel to the Movies
How to Write a Novel

Sell Your Novel to the Movies

Writing Fiction: Letting Go of Our Story
How to Write a Novel

Writing Fiction: Letting Go of Our Story

How to Write a Screenplay

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Story Structure

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THEME | definition, examples, & your story weapon
Story Structure

THEME | definition, examples, & your story weapon

RISING ACTION | definition, examples, & your story weapon
Story Structure

RISING ACTION | definition, examples, & your story weapon

INCITING INCIDENT | definition, examples, & your story weapon
Story Structure

INCITING INCIDENT | definition, examples, & your story weapon

FALLING ACTION | definition, examples, & your story weapon
Story Structure

FALLING ACTION | definition, examples, & your story weapon

CLIMAX | definition, examples, & your story weapon
Story Structure

CLIMAX | definition, examples, & your story weapon

Writing Resources and Tools

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Writing Techniques

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PATHOS | definition, examples, how to, & your story weapon
Writing Techniques

PATHOS | definition, examples, how to, & your story weapon

THIRD PERSON LIMITED POINT OF VIEW
Writing Techniques

THIRD PERSON LIMITED POINT OF VIEW

THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW
Writing Techniques

THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW

How Do I Begin?
Writing Techniques

How Do I Begin?

Hold the Story Loosely
Writing Techniques

Hold the Story Loosely