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Committing to POV: First Person

Committing to POV: First Person

Committing to POV: First Person

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Storytelling is a Delicious Word Picnic

Storytelling is a Delicious Word Picnic

Storytelling is a Delicious Word Picnic

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Eddie Van Halen Teaches Psychic Distance

Eddie Van Halen Teaches Psychic Distance

Eddie Van Halen Teaches Psychic Distance

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Objective Correlatives: Build a House of Emotion

Objective Correlatives: Build a House of Emotion

Objective Correlatives: Build a House of Emotion

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Dialogue Treads Lightly: Breaking Bad

Dialogue Treads Lightly: Breaking Bad

Dialogue Treads Lightly: Breaking Bad

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Missing Persons

Missing Persons

Missing Persons

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When Reality Bites

When Reality Bites

When Reality Bites

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Stories

What We Talk About When We Talk About Stories

What We Talk About When We Talk About Stories

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Verb-Tense Time Machine

Verb-Tense Time Machine

Verb-Tense Time Machine

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Dialogue Basics: What It Is, What It Isn't

Dialogue Basics: What It Is, What It Isn't

Dialogue Basics: What It Is, What It Isn't

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Fail at This, Fail at Everything: A Lesson in Clarity from David Foster Wallace

Fail at This, Fail at Everything: A Lesson in Clarity from David Foster Wallace

Fail at This, Fail at Everything: A Lesson in Clarity from David Foster Wallace

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Scents and Sounds: Memory as Muse

Scents and Sounds: Memory as Muse

Scents and Sounds: Memory as Muse

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Dialogue Cheat Sheet

Dialogue Cheat Sheet

Dialogue Cheat Sheet

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Revision: Making Music With Reader Notes

Revision: Making Music With Reader Notes

Revision: Making Music With Reader Notes

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Narrative Modes: Mix and Match for Texture and Dimension

Narrative Modes: Mix and Match for Texture and Dimension

Narrative Modes: Mix and Match for Texture and Dimension

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Diamond in the Slush

Diamond in the Slush

Diamond in the Slush

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Demystifying the Writing Workshop

Demystifying the Writing Workshop

Demystifying the Writing Workshop

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Developing Ideas: A 4-Step Process

Developing Ideas: A 4-Step Process

Developing Ideas: A 4-Step Process

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Keep Your Distance: 4 Elements of Storytelling

Keep Your Distance: 4 Elements of Storytelling

Keep Your Distance: 4 Elements of Storytelling

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Writing Effective Workshop Critiques

Writing Effective Workshop Critiques

Writing Effective Workshop Critiques

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Layered Characters: Imagine, If You Will

Layered Characters: Imagine, If You Will

Layered Characters: Imagine, If You Will

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