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The Power of Chiastic Story Structure (Especially in a Series) - Helping Writers Become Authors Writing Genres, Writing Quotes, Fiction Writing, Writing Resources, Writing Skills, Writing A Book, Writing Tips, Science Fiction, Story Outline

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The Power of Chiastic Story Structure (Especially in a Series) - Helping Writers Become Authors

A good story is more than a series of things that happen. It's all about the cause and effect. Writing Prompts, Novel Structure, Plot Outline

Writing Prompts

Novel Structure

A good story is more than a series of things that happen. It's all about the cause and effect.

Here are the basic steps involved if you are self-publishing a print and ebook simultaneously. Writing A Bio, Paying Ads, Apple Books, Self Publishing, Writers, Ebooks, Novels, Teen

Self Publishing

Here are the basic steps involved if you are self-publishing a print and ebook simultaneously.

Is your character a Mary Sue? You might be writing one without even realizing it! Learn the warning signs and how to fix them to create a character with more depth and realism. Book Writing Tips, Writing Process, Writing Ideas, Better Writing, Writer Tips, Writing Lessons, Writing Activities, Tips

Book Writing Tips

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Is your character a Mary Sue? You might be writing one without even realizing it! Learn the warning signs and how to fix them to create a character with more depth and realism.

Against the Tragic Villain Backstory: It is power, not suffering, that tempts people to evil. Flash Gordon Comic, Max Von Sydow, Game Of Thrones Cast, The Seventh Seal, Conan The Barbarian, Sci Fi Movies, Iconic Movies, Cultura Pop, Sci Fi Fantasy

Flash Gordon Comic

Game Of Thrones Cast

The Seventh Seal

Conan The Barbarian

Against the Tragic Villain Backstory: It is power, not suffering, that tempts people to evil.

The Final Books from a Homeschooled Teen Author – Do you enjoy binge reading tales of epic fantasy? Love exploring magical worlds wracked by the struggle of good against evil? English Projects, Fantasy Love, Fantasy Fiction, Book Worms, Audiobooks, Homeschool

English Projects

Fantasy Fiction

The Final Books from a Homeschooled Teen Author – Do you enjoy binge reading tales of epic fantasy? Love exploring magical worlds wracked by the struggle of good against evil?

So Very Cheesy: the Fantasy Diet --- a fun rant about food in the fantasy genre. Medieval Drawings, Medieval Paintings, Medieval Life, Medieval Art, Renaissance Art, Medieval Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscript, Mythological Creatures, Mythical Creatures

Medieval Drawings

Medieval Paintings

Renaissance Art

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Illuminated Manuscript

Mythological Creatures

Mythical Creatures

So Very Cheesy: the Fantasy Diet --- a fun rant about food in the fantasy genre.

Great tips for making a richer story! Writing Advice, Describing Characters, Writing Characters, Writing Lines, Body Language

Describing Characters

Writing Characters

Great tips for making a richer story!

There’s a lot of good storytelling juice inherent in dreams. But there are more ways to do it wrong than right. Writing Goals, Writing Motivation, Teaching Writing

Writing Motivation

Teaching Writing

There’s a lot of good storytelling juice inherent in dreams. But there are more ways to do it wrong than right.

Writer Beware! What It Feels Like To Have An Agent -- sad advice from a long-time, experienced, best-selling author. Feel Like, Mom Jeans, Feels, Sad, Advice

Writer Beware! What It Feels Like To Have An Agent -- sad advice from a long-time, experienced, best-selling author.

It’s actually much more true, and specific, to say that drama is the constant clashing of a hero/ine’s PLAN and an antagonist’s, or several antagonists’, PLANS. Essential Questions, Character Development, Your Story, Work On Yourself, Writer

Essential Questions

Character Development

Work On Yourself

It’s actually much more true, and specific, to say that drama is the constant clashing of a hero/ine’s PLAN and an antagonist’s, or several antagonists’, PLANS.

Build Character Empathy in Your First Few Pages -- failure to connect with the character is a common reason why people stop reading. Fictional Characters, Old Quotes, Writing Workshop

Fictional Characters

Writing Workshop

Build Character Empathy in Your First Few Pages -- failure to connect with the character is a common reason why people stop reading.

Knocking People Out: While it’s possible in real life, it turns out it’s not as lightly done or easy as fiction would have us believe, because... Fantasy Faction, Station 1, Thing 1, Article Writing, Neon Colors, Cover Photos

Fantasy Faction

Article Writing

Knocking People Out: While it’s possible in real life, it turns out it’s not as lightly done or easy as fiction would have us believe, because...

What most aspiring authors need to be doing is using the New Year, or Junowrimo, or Nanowrimo, wherever you are in the year, to FINISH an old book. New Books, Good Books, Free Stories, Creative Typography, Mystery Novels, Cover Template, Old Ones

Creative Typography

What most aspiring authors need to be doing is using the New Year, or Junowrimo, or Nanowrimo, wherever you are in the year, to FINISH an old book.

Greed, Revenge, and Acceptance, three of the most powerful motivations in literature. Writing Exercises, Story Prompts, Revenge

Writing Exercises

Greed, Revenge, and Acceptance, three of the most powerful motivations in literature.

Create fascinating characters driven by the need for Identity, Love, or Survival. I Am A Writer

Create fascinating characters driven by the need for Identity, Love, or Survival.

How to compelling character motivation and make it feel as though your character is writing their own story. Ya Novels, 2 Way, Scene

How to compelling character motivation and make it feel as though your character is writing their own story.

Here’s what I know: change is painful, both in the fictional world and the real one. Writing Corner, Screenwriting, Writing

Here’s what I know: change is painful, both in the fictional world and the real one.

To create a truly unique, complex monster, look carefully at each of these aspects, then ask yourself questions and write down the answers. What Is Conflict, Writing Boards, Medieval World

What Is Conflict

To create a truly unique, complex monster, look carefully at each of these aspects, then ask yourself questions and write down the answers.

The fight scene is short! That means every sentence must count... Writing Humor, Creative Writing

Creative Writing

The fight scene is short! That means every sentence must count...

What makes you great is doing – being productive, writing stuff, making stuff – keeping going. Productivity, The Creator, Make It Yourself, Words

Make It Yourself

What makes you great is doing – being productive, writing stuff, making stuff – keeping going.

Fiction University: Three Things to Consider When Writing Descriptions... Why point of view is your best tool for figuring out how to write or edit your descriptions. Fiction Stories, Story Structure

Fiction Stories

Story Structure

Fiction University: Three Things to Consider When Writing Descriptions... Why point of view is your best tool for figuring out how to write or edit your descriptions.

8 Ways to Write Better SFF: Injecting realism into science fiction and fantasy can make them far more compelling stories. Cool Writing, Character Inspiration

Character Inspiration

8 Ways to Write Better SFF: Injecting realism into science fiction and fantasy can make them far more compelling stories.

Denise Gaskins

Homeschool Novelist

Creating Stunning Character Arcs: A helpful series of posts based on K.M. Weiland's book. Creative Writing Tips, Teaching

Creative Writing Tips

Creating Stunning Character Arcs: A helpful series of posts based on K.M. Weiland's book.

New Fantasy Adventure Novel by Homeschooled Teen Author: If you enjoy clean fantasy tales, check out the new installment in Teresa Gaskins’s serial quest adventure The Riddled Stone. New Fantasy, Fantasy World, Adventure Novels, Betrayal

Adventure Novels

New Fantasy Adventure Novel by Homeschooled Teen Author: If you enjoy clean fantasy tales, check out the new installment in Teresa Gaskins’s serial quest adventure The Riddled Stone.