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Writing Prompt: Knock

Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | May 3, 2019 | Writing Prompts

There’s a knock on your character’s front door. No one is expected. They open the door...

Writing Prompt: Recurring Dreams

Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Apr 19, 2019 | Writing Prompts

Does your character have recurring dreams? Flying? Forgetting? A golden forest? Write a scene...

What Comes AFTER Act Three?

Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Apr 15, 2019 | Craft

In a satisfying novel, there will be the story’s “solution,” of course. But then the author must include how that solution affects the characters. That is called the coda. But how do you write that?

Writing Prompt: They Lied

Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Apr 12, 2019 | Writing Prompts

Your character lied. Flat out lied. They can’t really cook, or speak French, or—you fill in...

Should You Read at Your Book Event?

Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Apr 1, 2019 | Marketing

If you decide that you need to read, or if someone asks you to, that’s great! Your book is your calling card, and reading it is an introduction to the joy that your readers will have when they pick it up themselves. But there are some things you need to think about when you do.

How to Revise Your Novel: A Checklist

Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Mar 27, 2019 | Craft

It takes longer, much longer than you might think, to make your book wonderful. It takes revisions. How do you go through the whole darn thing and make it better?

Author: Hank Phillippi Ryan

Writing Prompt: Knock

Writing Prompt: Recurring Dreams

What Comes AFTER Act Three?

Writing Prompt: They Lied

Should You Read at Your Book Event?

How to Revise Your Novel: A Checklist

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