Using Contradictions to Create Microtension – Part 6 Explore the concept of microtension and how contradictions between character emotions and settings can create powerful narratives.

Using Contradictions to Create Microtension – Part 6
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The Newsletter Market Is Crowded, But Most of Your Competition Is Easy to Beat. | Jane Friedman For writers who approach a newsletter with intention, it’s one of the most powerful—and genuinely scalable—channels available today.

The Newsletter Market Is Crowded, But Most of Your Competition Is Easy to Beat.
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Keeping Timelines Straight – Elizabeth Spann Craig Learn four practical techniques for maintaining consistent timelines in your fiction and avoiding chronological errors that confuse readers.

Keeping Timelines Straight
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What Experience Do You Need Before You Start Writing Your First Novel? | Aliventures

What Experience Do You Need Before You Start Writing Your First Novel?
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7 Things No One Tells You About Becoming an Author Writing a book changes you. Explore 7 powerful lessons about identity, healing, imposter syndrome, and marketing your work as a new author.

7 Things No One Tells You About Becoming an Author
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25 Plot Twist Ideas and Prompts for Writers Is your story stuck? Shake things up with these 25 plot twist ideas and prompts for writers to help make getting from the beginning to the end more of an adventure for the reader and the writer.

25 Plot Twist Ideas and Prompts for Writers
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How to Write Authentic Character Behavior When you know a character’s personality and why it’s there, you’ll have what you need to write their behavior authentically.

How to Write Authentic Character Behavior
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The Editing Horizon: Shaping the Argument First (image: OBX view of the ocean, with a wikipedia "editing" symbol superimposed)

Blog post: Editing isn’t one giant fix-everything move. Different kinds of revision need different kinds of attention; trying to do it all at once is a great way to freeze. Choose your horizon!

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5 Tips for Figuring Out the Structure of Your Memoir Author Renee Gilmore shares five tips for figuring out the structure of your memoir, including eight memoir structure types.

5 Tips for Figuring Out the Structure of Your Memoir
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When Annie Mydla judges book submissions, she frequently sees strong starts followed by weak action and an unsatisfying resolution that's at odds with the book's genre, characters, and story arc.
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As fate would have it I am not guilty of using any of this claptrap in my prose. Are you all clear, too? Truth be told 😇
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Salon | Odyssey Writing Workshops

Fiction writers, join us tonight on Zoom for the Odyssey Salon at 7:30 PM EST for discussion about writing. Share your insights, questions, struggles, or contribute your thoughts on our discussion topic.
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What are the Differences Between an Anti-Hero vs. Anti-Villain? Anti-heroes and anti-villains commonly get confused, though they are vastly different. Read to discover the differences between an anti-hero vs villain.

What are the Differences Between an Anti-Hero vs. Anti-Villain?
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Such a great reminder from @mikesahno.bsky.social about what #author newsletters are about:

1) Get connected – Every writer is by nature a communicator. A newsletter is a great way to reach out and make some kind of connection.
2) Stay connected!
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Weaponize your exposition.

Put another way: the best character to dole out information isn't the friend who tells it over tea; it's the enemy who's lashing out, pummeling your protagonist with it.

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Craft Lessons from Reading Hundreds of Short Stories From Authors Publish

Some features in a story make me want to share it with everyone. Others make me stop reading or leave me disappointed or confused.
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What Truly Separates a Hero From a Villain?
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"Cover Reveal Day!" Book cover for Antagonistic Beats of a Story: Understanding the Role of the Antagonist in Story Structure by Judy L Mohr. The title is in bold red and black text against a light textured background. Below the title, two white 3D humanoid figures are illustrated: one holds a square frame with a large red checkmark inside, while the other runs while carrying a red checkmark. The author’s name appears at the bottom in black uppercase letters. "Coming February 2026"

SQUEE! Check out the cover for my upcoming release!

Antagonistic Beats of a Story: Understanding the Role of the Antagonist in Story Structure.

For writers of all genres wanting to take their writing to the next level. Released in February 2026.

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12 Fictional Character Archetypes to Know Before You Start Writing Unlock the power of these 12 fictional character archetypes to create compelling and well-rounded characters in your story. Read our guide to learn more!

12 Fictional Character Archetypes to Know Before You Start Writing
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8 Dos & Don'ts of How to Write Sex Scenes That Work Author Beth Miller shares why to write sex scenes in fiction and eight dos and don'ts of how to write sex scenes that work.

8 Dos & Don’ts of How to Write Sex Scenes That Work
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So happy my inbox is on the receiving end when @badredheadmedia.bsky.social's super helpful blog posts arrive! Great to know how to source images legally.

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How to End Writer’s Block Banish writer’s block for good! Our new guide reveals practical techniques from freewriting to role-playing that will help you unleash your creativity and get your words flowing. #amwriting #…

Banish writer’s block for good! Our new guide reveals practical techniques from freewriting to role-playing that will help you unleash your creativity and get your words flowing. #amwriting #writerslife #kdhughes #writingcommunity #writetips

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How to Write Killer Chapter Endings That Hook Readers Boost your storytelling with chapter endings that hook readers, build tension, and keep pages turning. Learn 4 powerful techniques to end with impact.

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Reread and apply one, any, all #writetips to my chapter endings. Brilliant, from Writers in the Storm blog
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How to End Writer's Block

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On Creating Secondary Characters Bestselling author Rhys Bowen shares nine thoughts on creating secondary characters that readers will love.

Secondary characters flesh out your fictional world so that we feel we are in a real time and place. Author Rhys Bowen offers nine tips.
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Writing Witty Banter That Actually Works (by Looking at How to Ruin Good Banter in 5 Easy Steps) Bestselling author Emma St. Clair breaks down how to write witty banter that actually works by looking at how to ruin good banter.

Writing Witty Banter That Actually Works (by Looking at How to Ruin Good Banter in 5 Easy Steps)
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I’m forever hoping my readers will find commonality with my characters, and if they can find that, then empathy. It’s why I write
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Mastering Dialogue: A Fiction Writer’s Guide Dialogue is one of the most powerful tools in fiction writing. It shapes characters, builds tension, reveals subtext, and propels the plot forward.

Mastering Dialogue: A Fiction Writer’s Guide

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