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    How to Write Stories People Will Love
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    If you're a writer struggling to improve your craft, this book can help. It breaks down the basics of a good story and good writing. It'll also provide a few tips on how to stay motivated. There's no magical formula for instantly likable stories, but you can lay a strong foundation for a future full of writing that fulfills you. Success starts in your head.
            
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    Table of contents
    • 1. Be Realistic
      Thu, Oct 13, 2016
    • 2. Write What You Enjoy
      Thu, Oct 13, 2016
    • 3. Find Inspiration
      Fri, Nov 18, 2016
    • 4. Create Relatable Characters
      Sun, Oct 16, 2016
    • 5. Be Authentic (plus Sensitivity Readers)
      Wed, May 10, 2017
    • 6. Add Tension
      Mon, Oct 31, 2016
    • 7. Read Other Books
      Thu, Oct 20, 2016
    • 8. Get Critiques
      Thu, Oct 13, 2016
    • 9. Practice Your Craft
      Tue, Oct 25, 2016
    • 10. Maintain Motivation
      Thu, Oct 27, 2016
    • 11. Deal With Fear
      Thu, Nov 3, 2016
    • 12. Demonstrate, Don't Explain
      Thu, Nov 10, 2016
    • 13. Tailor Your Descriptions
      Wed, Nov 23, 2016
    • 14. Recognize Can't Versus Won't
      Mon, Nov 28, 2016
    • 15. Ease Up On Backstory (and Prologues)
      Mon, Dec 5, 2016
    • 16. Kick Writer's Block
      Fri, Dec 9, 2016
    • 17. Create Interesting Dialogue
      Fri, Dec 16, 2016
    • 18. Beat Back Self-Doubt
      Wed, Dec 21, 2016
    • 19. Use Strong Verbs
      Fri, Dec 23, 2016
    • 20. Intermission
      Thu, Dec 29, 2016
    • 21. Carve Out Time
      Wed, Jan 4, 2017
    • 22. Streamline Your Sentences
      Fri, Jan 13, 2017
    • 23. Give Your Character a Journey
      Fri, Jan 20, 2017
    • 24. Read Big Magic
      Fri, Jan 27, 2017
    • 25. Avoid the Info-Dump
      Fri, Feb 3, 2017
    • 26. Break Stereotypes
      Fri, Feb 10, 2017
    • 27. Plan Your Story
      Fri, Feb 17, 2017
    • 28. Intermission 2
      Fri, Feb 24, 2017
    • 29. Manage Your Expectations
      Fri, Mar 3, 2017
    • 30. Find Your Voice - Part 1
      Fri, Mar 10, 2017
    • 31. Find Your Voice - Part 2
      Fri, Mar 17, 2017
    • 32. Rework the Beginning
      Fri, Mar 24, 2017
    • 33. Develop Your Characters
      Fri, Mar 31, 2017
    • 34. Shameless Plug
      Fri, Apr 7, 2017
    • 35. Continue Kicking Writers Block
      Fri, Apr 14, 2017
    • 36. Create Active Characters
      Fri, Sep 14, 2018
    • 37. Avoid Predictability
      Fri, Oct 12, 2018
    • 38. Follow Writers Connect
      Sun, Jan 23, 2022
    • Questions?
      Fri, Apr 21, 2017
    • Question 1: Writing outside the box
      Fri, Apr 28, 2017
    • Question 2: Writing short stories
      Fri, May 5, 2017
    • Question 3: Plot twists
      Fri, May 12, 2017
    • Question 4: Keeping your story on target
      Fri, May 19, 2017
    • Question 5: Writing a series
      Fri, May 26, 2017
    • Question 6: Foreshadowing
      Fri, Jun 2, 2017
    • Question 7: Writing faster and routines
      Fri, Jun 9, 2017
    • Question 8: Pushing through to the end
      Fri, Jun 16, 2017
    • Question 9: Seamlessly weaving in backstory
      Fri, Jun 23, 2017
    • Question 10: Too many story ideas
      Fri, Jun 30, 2017
    • Question 11: How to write a blurb
      Fri, Jul 7, 2017
    • Question 12: Connecting scenes
      Fri, Jul 14, 2017
    • Question 13: Creating original characters
      Fri, Jul 21, 2017
    • Question 14: Descriptive writing
      Fri, Jul 28, 2017
    • Question 15: When to start posting a story
      Fri, Aug 4, 2017
    • Question 16: Determining chapter breaks
      Fri, Aug 11, 2017
    • Question 17: Breaking cliches
      Fri, Aug 18, 2017
    • Question 18: How to end a book
      Fri, Aug 25, 2017
    • Question 19: Alternate universes
      Fri, Sep 8, 2017
    • Question 20: Staying in character
      Fri, Sep 15, 2017
    • Question 21: Narrating dialogue
      Sun, Sep 24, 2017
    • Question 22: Conveying emotion
      Sat, Oct 7, 2017
    • Question 23: Changing viewpoints
      Fri, Oct 13, 2017
    • Question 24: Avoiding cardboard characters
      Fri, Oct 20, 2017
    • Question 25: Fight scenes
      Fri, Oct 27, 2017
    • Question 26: Filter words
      Fri, Nov 3, 2017
    • Question 27: Flashbacks
      Fri, Nov 10, 2017
    • Question 28: Writing about feelings you've never felt
      Fri, Nov 17, 2017
    • Question 29: Avoiding the "Mary Sue"
      Fri, Nov 24, 2017
    • Question 30: Making readers cry
      Thu, Nov 30, 2017
    • Question 31: Avoiding a rushed plot
      Fri, Dec 8, 2017
    • Question 32: Deus Ex Machina
      Fri, Dec 15, 2017
    • Question 33: Making chapters longer
      Fri, Dec 22, 2017
    • Question 34: Unhappy endings
      Fri, Dec 29, 2017
    • Question 35: Introducing characters
      Fri, Jan 5, 2018
    • Question 36: Dialogue with deaf characters
      Fri, Jan 12, 2018
    • Question 37: Phone conversations
      Fri, Jan 19, 2018
    • Question 38: Not sounding forced
      Fri, Jan 26, 2018
    • Question 39: Avoiding repetition
      Fri, Feb 2, 2018
    • Question 40: Fixing awkward scenes
      Fri, Feb 9, 2018
    • Question 41: Chapter length
      Fri, Feb 16, 2018
    • Question 42: Text messages
      Fri, Feb 23, 2018
    • Question 43: Writing uncomfortable scenes
      Fri, Mar 2, 2018
    • Question 44: Romantic scenes
      Fri, Mar 9, 2018
    • Question 45: Dream sequences
      Fri, Mar 16, 2018
    • Question 46: Humor
      Fri, Mar 23, 2018
    • Question 47: Dialogue arguments
      Fri, Mar 30, 2018
    • Intermission
      Fri, Apr 6, 2018
    • Question 48: Sex scenes
      Fri, Apr 13, 2018
    • Question 49: Emotions through eyes
      Fri, Apr 20, 2018
    • Question 50: Stuttering characters
      Fri, Apr 27, 2018
    • Question 51: Switching POV across a series
      Fri, May 4, 2018
    • Question 52: Believable romance
      Fri, May 11, 2018
    • Question 53: Car accidents
      Fri, May 18, 2018
    • Question 54: Unexpected love
      Fri, May 25, 2018
    • Question 55: Vivid visions
      Fri, Jun 1, 2018
    • Question 56: Mixing in other languages and culture
      Mon, Jun 11, 2018
    • Question 57: Breakups
      Fri, Jun 15, 2018
    • Question 58: First person character descriptions
      Fri, Jun 22, 2018
    • Question 59: Character deaths
      Sun, Jul 1, 2018
    • Question 60: Writing from an unfamiliar POV
      Fri, Jul 6, 2018
    • Question 61: Kissing scenes
      Mon, Jul 16, 2018
    • Question 62: Nostalgic stories
      Fri, Jul 20, 2018
    • Question 63: Dialogue from the Middle Ages
      Fri, Jul 27, 2018
    • Question 64: Sensitive topics
      Fri, Aug 3, 2018
    • Question 65: Writing pain
      Fri, Aug 10, 2018
    • Question 66: Too much plot
      Fri, Aug 17, 2018
    • Question 67: Characters with low self-esteem
      Fri, Aug 24, 2018
    • Question 68: Is my story too long?
      Fri, Aug 31, 2018
    • Question 69: Turning random ideas into a story
      Fri, Sep 21, 2018
    • Question 70: Opening lines
      Fri, Sep 28, 2018
    • Question 71: Accents
      Fri, Oct 5, 2018
    • Question 72: Meet cutes
      Fri, Nov 30, 2018
    • Question 73: Cliffhangers
      Fri, Dec 7, 2018
    • Question 74: Avoiding melodrama
      Fri, Dec 28, 2018
    • Question 75: Subplots
      Fri, Jan 4, 2019
    • Question 76: How to edit
      Fri, Jan 11, 2019
    • Question 77: Dealing with numerous characters
      Fri, Jan 25, 2019
    • Question 78: Character names
      Fri, Feb 8, 2019
    • Question 79: Startling the reader
      Sat, Feb 23, 2019
    • Question 80: Story within a story
      Sun, Jun 23, 2019
    • Question 81: Distinctive character voices
      Fri, Jun 28, 2019
    • Question 82: Pacing
      Fri, Jul 5, 2019
    • Question 83: Blind characters
      Fri, Jul 12, 2019
    • Question 84: Writing about future technology
      Fri, Jul 19, 2019
    • Question 85: Injuries
      Fri, Jul 26, 2019
    • Question 86: Side characters
      Thu, Aug 15, 2019
    • Question 87: Characters with negative attitudes
      Fri, Aug 23, 2019
    • Question 88: Opening scenes
      Fri, Aug 30, 2019
    • Question 89: Love triangles
      Fri, Sep 13, 2019
    • Question 90: Insecurities about writing
      Fri, Sep 20, 2019
    • Question 91: Signs of intimacy
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • Question 92: Introducing characters to each other
      Fri, Oct 18, 2019
    • Question 93: When to be detailed or vague
      Thu, Nov 7, 2019
    • Question 94: Killing off a character
      Fri, Dec 20, 2019
    • Question 95: Characters in gangs
      Thu, Jan 9, 2020
    • Question 96: Slow burn romance
      Thu, Jan 23, 2020
    • Question 97: Arguments that end friendships
      Fri, Apr 24, 2020
    • Question 98: Writing smart characters
      Thu, Aug 26, 2021
    • Question 99: Making characters attractive to readers
      Mon, Aug 30, 2021
    • Question 100: Future technology for sci-fi
      Thu, Nov 11, 2021
    • Question 101: Animal POV
      Mon, Feb 21, 2022
    • Question 102: Hijabi characters
      Sun, May 1, 2022
    • Question 103: Second chance love
      Wed, May 4, 2022
    • Question 104: Autistic characters
      Mon, May 23, 2022
    • Question 105: Writing Villains
      Fri, Dec 2, 2022

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        A blend of helpful tips and "chicken soup" for your writer soul.

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      Wed, May 4, 2022
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