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Inspiration Behind Hanna Jameson's Dystopian Psychological Thriller The Last
Author Hanna Jameson describes the true-life murder that inspired her latest novel The Last, a dystopian psychological thriller for fans of Station Eleven and The...
Hanna Jameson
Using Story Mapping and Planning for Complex World Building and Plots
When you write, are you a plotter or a pantser? Plotters plan out the logistics of a story before writing it. Pantsers let the story unfold as they write it, surprising...
Tony N. Todaro
Author Laura Sims Felt Different After Writing Looker
Laura Sims gives us a behind the book look at how she came to write her thrilling debut, Looker . A dazzling, razor-sharp debut novel about a woman whose obsession...
Laura Sims
5 Elements of Plot and How to Use Them to Build Your Novel
What is a Plot? To put it simply: you can’t have a story without a plot. It doesn’t matter if you have a strong concept, an incredible cast of characters, an important...
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How to Structure a Story: The Fundamentals of Narrative - article
As children, we learned stories begin with "once upon a time" and end with "happily ever after." While this may be the most simplistic view of a story, it offers storytellers...
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