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How To Make Your Audience Root For Your Protagonist

One of the most important things to consider when you're writing a story is the relationship between your Protagonist and…

4 years ago

How To Tell Your Audience What Your Story Is About

When your audience comes to your story, whether reading or watching, they won't necessarily know what your story is about.…

4 years ago

How To Plan Your Story Effectively

When you come up with an initial idea for a story, it can be very exciting. Perhaps you've invented a…

4 years ago

How To Write An Interesting Villain – The Silence Of The Lambs

When it comes to constructing a villain in your story, you need to put as much care and time into…

4 years ago

How To Write Your Protagonist Transition From Passive To Active

The Protagonist of your story is the main character. You join them at the beginning of the story, and ride…

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How To Write The First In A Series

A series of books is a good way to bring in an audience, and then keep them around. If they…

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How To Write The Internal Conflict Of What Your Character Wants Vs Needs

Your Protagonist needs to be motivated throughout your story. They want something, they go after it, and your story follows…

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Why Your Story Needs Foreshadowing And How To Write It

Foreshadowing is the technique of hinting to your audience where your story is going, without actually telling them. It works…

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How And Why We Need To Write Character Weaknesses

Your Protagonist has to have strengths to make them worthy of being your Protagonist. You're telling a story about them…

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How To Write A Character Friendship

Most people have a friend. At least one. Someone they talk to and share their fears with, reflect on their…

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How To Write Chapter One

I'll be talking through things you need to include to write Chapter One of your book, and hopefully leaving you…

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Top Reasons To Use Murphy’s Law In Your Story

Murphy's Law is when anything that can go wrong, does go wrong. It's associated with people who are very unlucky,…

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Top Reasons To Kill Your Character’s Parents

If you want to write books for children or young adults, killing your character's parents is a common trope you…

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Reasons To Make Your Antagonist Stronger Than Your Protagonist

When you're planning your story, one of the first jobs is to establish who your Protagonist and Antagonist are. Your…

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Reasons Why High Stakes Will Make Your Audience Love Your Story

Your story will follow your Protagonist, your main character, on their journey to try and get something they want or…

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