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Tricks for Treats: 7 Simple Elements for Making a Proper Horror Novel
Make a proper horror novel—one uniquely yours—but include these 7 elements.
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10 Essential Elements to Include in Your Gothic Novel
Demystify gothic literature with this guide to its defining elements and examples of the genre.
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Using YA Secrets to Unleash Adult Fiction
By writing YA fiction, Eileen Goudge learned the “dirty little secret” to writing adult fiction.
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Borrowing from Mythology: A Great Foundation for Your Fantasy Series
As a writer, you don’t need to totally reinvent the wheel when creating a world for your fantasy novel. Consider borrowing from world mythologies, using these tips from J.T. Evans.
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How to Write Historical Fiction That Comes Alive
Writers of historical fiction can never get it truly right. But they can get close. Special guest James R. Benn shows how.
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Revising Your Attitude about Revision
Revision is more than changing “happy” to “glad,” or correcting a few comma splices. It can require tearing your novel apart, finding a new focus, and rewriting from scratch. If the book is important enough to you, as Mariko Tatsumoto’s was to her, you’ll put in the necessary work to take your novel from okay to important.
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Formula for Writing a Cozy Mystery, Part 7: Pets
Cozies and cats go together like peanut butter and jelly or Bert and Ernie. That might make it seem as if you can toss a tabby randomly into your cozy manuscript and your work is done. Not so fast. You have a few decisions to make before plunking a Pekingese into the first paragraph.
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Trust Who?
Shocking plot twists abound in Hank Phillippi Ryan’s mesmerizing thriller Trust Me, published today.
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The Rules of Science Fiction & Fantasy Worldbuilding, Part 3: Being Relatable
When your protagonist is not human, how do you build a connection between your character and your human readers? Brenda Clough offers 7 tips for making SFF characters relatable.
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Writing for T(w)eens: A Beginner’s Guide
Interested in writing for tweens or teens but don’t know the difference between middle grade (MG) and young adult (YA) fiction? Middle grade writer F.T. (Fleur) Bradley gives pointers on crafting an engaging MG novel that will delight tweens (and the people who buy books for them).
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The Rules of Science Fiction & Fantasy Worldbuilding, Part 2
When writing SF or fantasy, the SF or fantasy element must be core. It can’t be a surface veneer – it has to be in the structure of the work. What does that mean and how do you do it? Accomplished SFF author Brenda Clough explains.
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