Tag: writing-tips
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Writing Tip 02: Endings [Part One]
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Ever close a book and melt into an “Awww”? Ever close a book and then realize all your nails are bitten, when you’re googling the second installment? Or ever close a book with a double-digit bill because of all the tissues you went through? Although all books end, readers do not always feel the same…
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Writing Tip 01: Pacing
Running. For a short and stalky person like me, running is not my specialty. However, the characters I write love running. Okay, they don’t really have a choice–they must run because they’re being chased or in a battle or racing against time…. you get the gist. You see, running is about pacing yourself. Stamina. Endurance.…
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Why Characters must Die Part 2
Many of you showed interest in this topic of why writers kill certain characters and I thank y’all so much that I made another post where we will dive even deeper into story structure, into what we call Kathersis, and a bonus example. Here’s a story structure from StudioBinder’s article “What is the Three Act…
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Why Characters Must Die
Have you ever read a book or seen a movie where one of your favorite characters die? It catches you by surprise. Or maybe you saw the tragedy coming this whole time. It might not be the main character who dies. In fact, you might like the supporting character a sliver more than the main…
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Building Characters
A story is about a character changing through events, not changing events that pulls a character along. Think of it like this: you would still have character if you lived in 1812. Good character arcs can be dropped into any setting and still have character. Events do not lead the story; characters do. In the…
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