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The Five Senses and Filtering
Show me your characters' experiences of the world. Do it *directly.*
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Ryan R. Campbell
Finding a Writing Routine
A how-to for making a commitment to write.
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Ryan R. Campbell
Goal-oriented Storytelling
We must strike a balance with—and coordinate across—our characters' short, medium, and long-term goals.
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Ryan R. Campbell
Who Knows What, and When? Mystery, Suspense, and Dramatic Irony
Understanding these dynamics will change how you write—and read—forever.
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Ryan R. Campbell
Cliffhanging: Not Always What It Seems
Don't leave readers hanging with the same old tricks at every turn.
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Ryan R. Campbell
Sometimes It Pays to be Passive
Don't let the active-voice people in on our little secret.
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Ryan R. Campbell
You're Between Novels. Now What?
Do you stop to celebrate? Surge onward? Options abound.
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Ryan R. Campbell
Character Action
On striving for value—and variety—in non-verbal cues and character tics.
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Ryan R. Campbell
Inner Monologue
Set it off. Keep it real. Balance it out.
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Ryan R. Campbell
Dialogue, Part Three
Abandon all soapboxing, ye who enter here.
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Ryan R. Campbell
Dialogue, Part Two
"Say it with your saids," I said.
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Ryan R. Campbell
On Writing Every Day*
If you take care of yourself first, the writing—with a little urging—will care for itself.
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Ryan R. Campbell
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