How Much Backstory is too Much Backstory in a Book?
This is something I’ve been asked quite a lot. Many writers really enjoy the world building...
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What Happens When You Don’t Know Your Characters’ Backstories?
Backstories are an integral part of your character creation. They inform everything from how your...
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How to Create a Large, Diverse Cast Your Readers Will Love
This week on The Writer’s Mindset we share tips on how you can create a large, diverse cast...
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Writing Habits and Accountability (with Clarissa Gosling)
Clarissa has always lived more in the world of daydream and fiction than in reality. In her...
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Analytics for Authors (with Gail Carriger)
Gail Carriger has multiple NYT bestsellers and over a million books in print in dozens of...
Read MorePlotting Made Simple (with Shane Millar)
Shane Millar is a Fictionary Certified Story Coach and the author of the Write Better Fiction craft guides. He is also the author of the Myth & Magic urban fantasy thriller series. Shane holds a BA in journalism and is a...
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Cancer, Writing, and Motivation (with Clare Stevens)
Clare Stevens grew up in Somerset but has lived most of her adult life in Nottingham, with brief...
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How to Juggle Writing and a Full-Time Job (with J.W. Judge)
J. W. Judge is a lawyer by day and a novelist in the early morning hours before the sun wakes all...
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Author Burnout (with Becca Syme)
Becca Syme is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and holds a Master’s degree in Transformational...
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Writing and Publishing Short Stories (with Matty Dalrymple)
Matty Dalrymple podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing...
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Managing Multiple Streams of Income (with L.L. MacRae)
L.L. MacRae is a fantasy author of character-driven stories and epic adventure. Her books usually...
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Writing Dialogue-Centric First Drafts (with Jeff Elkins)
Jeff Elkins writes stories about outsiders who fight for outcasts, rejects, and the...
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