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October 15, 2026
How to Edit Your Writing Until It’s Finished
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to edit a book. “I have a 60,000 word manuscript,” people tell me, “but I don’t know how to know if it’s…
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October 15, 2026
Develop Your Protagonist
It’s easy to think we understand the role the protagonist plays in a story. We’ve seen movies and read books, after all. We know the protagonist when we see him. However, as…
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October 15, 2026
How to Write a Book Review
The first professional reviewers rose out of the Salon in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890, the Salon of Paris was the most important art exhibition in the world. The bi-annual Salon was…
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October 15, 2026
How to Deal with Writer’s Block and the Pain of Creativity
Sometimes, writing is hard. Painful even. You’re halfway through revising your story when it hits. You can’t go forward. You can’t write another word. Everything you’ve written is worthless. You should probably…
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October 15, 2026
Five Types of People You Need in Your Cartel
It used to be that publishers built a community around you. J.K. Rowling didn’t need a circle of writing friends, because Bloomsbury built one for her. Now we’re back in the days…