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Why Romance Readers Keep Turning Pages When They Already Know the Ending: A Guide to Romance Novel Structure

Why Romance Readers Keep Turning Pages When They Already Know the Ending: A Guide to Romance Novel Structure

Halfway through Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet reads a letter. That's it. She sits down and reads a...

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Writing Better Dialogue: A Craft Guide to Making Your Characters Sound Like Real People

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Writing Better Dialogue: A Craft Guide to Making Your Characters Sound Like Real People

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Screenplay Structure Made Simple: an Interview with Heidi Lux

Screenplay Structure Made Simple: an Interview with Heidi Lux

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Creating Mystery and Suspense in Fiction: an Interview with New York Times Bestselling author Carol Goodman

Creating Mystery and Suspense in Fiction: an Interview with New York Times Bestselling author Carol Goodman

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Lauren Hohle on Embracing the Unwieldy: A Fiction Workshop for Writers Who've Been Told to Stop Having Fun

Lauren Hohle on Embracing the Unwieldy: A Fiction Workshop for Writers Who've Been Told to Stop Having Fun

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Meet the Teaching Artist: Sammi LaBue on Resistance, Persistence, and Writing Your Truth Into the World

Meet the Teaching Artist: Sammi LaBue on Resistance, Persistence, and Writing Your Truth Into the World

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A Good Find Indeed: Brigid Duffy Sells Debut Novel to Sourcebooks Landmark

A Good Find Indeed: Brigid Duffy Sells Debut Novel to Sourcebooks Landmark

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From Workshop to St. Martin's Press: How a WritingWorkshops.com Seminar Led to a Major Book Deal

From Workshop to St. Martin's Press: How a WritingWorkshops.com Seminar Led to a Major Book Deal

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Illusions Fall Away: Pauline Holdsworth's Haunting Fiction Lands in The Masters Review

Illusions Fall Away: Pauline Holdsworth's Haunting Fiction Lands in The Masters Review

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From Film Editing Room to Memoir Stardom: Lisa Cheek's Comedic Writing Journey

From Film Editing Room to Memoir Stardom: Lisa Cheek's Comedic Writing Journey

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