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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....

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What is the Book Market Looking For

“What is the Book Market Looking For?”

“What does the market want?” I hear this question frequently from first-time novelists, as if there’s some secret, as if...

Building a Body of Work

Building a Body of Work

I remember one day over twenty years ago when I was bellyaching to a friend of mine about how nobody...

Opportunities in Self-Publishing

Opportunities in Self-Publishing

  The goal of every first-time novelist or memoirist is to see their book between covers. The paradox is that...