Tag: fiction writing
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Eight writing craft books that authors reread, with who each one suits, where it falls short, and which to read first.
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What the theme of a story really is, how it differs from topic and moral, classic examples, how genre fiction carries theme, and a theme question exercise.
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What the setting of a story is, its five elements, backdrop vs integral settings, how to describe a place through POV, genre expectations and a sensory checklist.
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Protagonist vs antagonist explained: clear definitions, five types of antagonist with classic examples, the mirror principle, genre differences and a worksheet.
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How to write dialogue in a novel: what it is for, formatting rules, US vs UK punctuation side by side, and before-and-after romance and thriller rewrites.
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How to start a story: what the first line, first page and first chapter must do, the story elements to set up, genre examples and a revision checklist.
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First, second and third person point of view explained, with one original scene written five ways, a POV-by-genre table and a self-edit checklist.
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A neutral comparison of ProWritingAid and Grammarly for fiction writers: reports, AI features, platforms, pricing models, privacy settings and a checklist to choose.
