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Imperfect Heroes are Better

When it comes to engaging readers, imperfect heroes are better. Put another way, perfect heroes are dull. Imperfect heroes are […]

Whatever the genre, the author has to decide what immediately matters. What’s the emotional core of the story? Hold back

What is the difference between scene and story goals? What happens when these don’t align? Do they exist in your

One important question when writing fantasy: how big a world do you need? Cast around for writing advice in the

Because we all need more joy and more comic novels in the worlds, herewith, the conventions of the comedy genre

One of the sessions of last year’s writers’ summits covered revision planning with Troy Lambert. At Daniel David Wallace’s Revising

Navigating a path from start to finish of a novel can be hard for both plotters and free-writers; enter the

For all the world-building and lore, I realise Fantasy is no different from any other story structure. All genres contain

Explosive beginning, great ending, so why does your novel suffer from Sagging Middle Syndrome? Listen to the audio version on

It’s almost miraculous how a book can unlock the power of imagination. Few things fire the imagination like a story.