Tag: writing craft
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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 an unreliable narrator is, where the term comes from, the main types with famous examples, and how to plant fair clues so your twist feels earned.
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A seven-step method for writing a short story, built live with one worked example, plus word counts for flash fiction to novellas and how authors use short fiction.
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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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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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When to use “said”, when an action beat works better and how to punctuate dialogue tags in US and UK style, with a short tag list and genre edits.
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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.
