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Aug 10, 20191 min

If You Write Fiction, This Is for You!

Announcing my new "crash course in fiction writing" guide!

Jan 15, 201810 min

Secrets of “Show, Don’t Tell”: What It Really Means and How to Do It Well

A question I'm asked repeatedly: What about “Show, Don’t Tell”? How do I do it? What are the rules?

Oct 25, 20173 min

How to Succeed at NaNoWriMo

a brief bullet-point list of some of the things I learned from my frenzied first-time NaNoWriMo experience...

Sep 18, 20173 min

How to Create a Captivating Setting

Welcome to the first of a series of “How To” guides I’m going to be writing over the next few weeks!

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