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“Training Your Ideas” by N.M. Kelby: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, January 2010. Used with permission of the author.
“Bend It, Amp It, Drive It, Strip It” by Elizabeth Sims: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, November/December 2012. Used with permission of the author.
“The Taming of the Muse” by Paula Munier: Excerpted from Writing with Quiet Hands © 2015, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Testing the Strength of Your Story Ideas” by Fred White: Reprinted from Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market 2017. Used with permission of the author.
“Fire up Your Fiction” by Donald Maass: Excerpted from The Fire in Fiction © 2009, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“The Hero’s Journey” by Paula Munier: Excerpted from Plot Perfect © 2014, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“The Two Pillars of Novel Structure” by James Scott Bell: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, January 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Weaving in a Seamless Backstory” by Karen Dionne: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, January 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“The Essential Endgame Structure” by Larry Brooks: Excerpted from Story Engineering © 2011, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Supporting Stories” by Jessica Page Morrell: Excerpted from Between the Lines © 2006, with permission from the author.
“Behind the Scene” by James Scott Bell: Excerpted from The Art of War for Writers © 2009, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Character Study” by Alice Hoffman: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, February 2007. Used with permission of the author.
“Unearthing Your Character” by Jeff Gerke: Excerpted from Plot Versus Character © 2010, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“The Outer Limits” by David Corbett: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, January 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Complicating Your Characters” by Joseph Bates: Excerpted from Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish © 2015, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Status” by Steven James: Excerpted from Story Trumps Structure © 2014, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“The Main Introduction” by Jordan Rosenfeld: Excerpted from Make a Scene © 2007, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Transform Your Novel into a Symphony” by Elizabeth Sims: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, November/December 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Something to Say” by Donald Maass: Excerpted from The Breakout Novelist © 2011, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Six Powerful Ways to Maintain Suspense” by Steven James: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, January 2012. Used with permission of the author.
“Make Your Setting a Character” by Donald Maass: Excerpted from The Fire in Fiction © 2009, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Strengthening the Conflict” by Jack Smith: Excerpted from Write and Revise for Publication © 2013, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Seven Tools for Talk” by James Scott Bell: Excerpted from Conflict and Suspense © 2012, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“The Best POV for Your Story” by Nancy Kress: Excerpted from Characters, Emotion, and Viewpoint © 2005, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Write Like Poe” by Mort Castle: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, February 2009. Used with permission of the author.
“Breaking the Blocks to Creative Flow” by Jordan Rosenfeld: Excerpted from A Writer’s Guide to Persistence © 2015, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Mining for Diamonds” by David Corbett: Excerpted from Author in Progress © 2016 by Therese Walsh, editor, and the Writer Unboxed community, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Map Your Novel with a Reverse Outline” by N.M. Kelby: Excerpted from The Constant Art of Being a Writer © 2009, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Creating a Flexible Outline for Any Story” by K.M. Weiland: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, February 2014. Used with permission of the author.
“Plantsing” by Jeff Somers: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, May/June 2016. Used with permission of the author.
“Rough It Up” by Elizabeth Sims: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, February 2009. Used with permission of the author.
“Titling Your Story” by Steve Almond: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, June 2008. Used with permission of the author.
“The Geyser Approach to Revision” by James Scott Bell: Excerpted from Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, 2nd Edition © 2013, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Your Revision Checklist” by Josip Novakovich: Excerpted from Fiction Writer’s Workshop, 2nd Edition © 2008, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“The Great Revision Pyramid” by Gabriela Pereira: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, September 2015. Used with permission of the author.
“Literary Lust Versus Commercial Cash” by Jodi Picoult: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, December 2006. Used with permission of the author.
“Understanding the Elements of Literary Fiction” by Jack Smith: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, November/December 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“World Creation in Science Fiction” by Orson Scott Card: Excerpted from The Writer’s Digest Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy © 2010 by Orson Scott Card and the Editors of Writer’s Digest, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“What ‘High Concept’ Means in Any Genre” by Jeff Lyons: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, July/August 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Write This, Not That” by Elizabeth Sims: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, May/June 2010. Used with permission of the author.
“The Stuff Series Are Made Of” by Karen Wiesner: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, September 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Writing Investigation” by Hallie Ephron: Excerpted from Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel Revised and Expanded Edition © 2017, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Blurred Lines” by Michelle Richmond: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, July/August 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Love Gone Wrong” by Leigh Michaels: Excerpted from On Writing Romance © 2007, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Between the Sheets” by Deborah Halverson: Excerpted from Writing New Adult Fiction © 2014, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Know Your Young Audience” by Mary Kole: Excerpted from Writing Irresistible Kidlit © 2012, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Making Magic” by Kristin Bair O’Keeffe: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, July/August 2014. Used with permission of the author.
“Basics of a Solid Three-Paragraph Query” by Ann Rittenberg: Excerpted from Your First Novel © 2006 by Ann Rittenberg and Laura Whitcomb, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Your Guide to an Effective Novel Synopsis” by Chuck Sambuchino and the Editors of Writer’s Digest: Excerpted from Formatting and Submitting Your Manuscript 3rd Edition © 2009, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Straw into Gold” by Wendy Burt-Thomas: Excerpted from The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters © 2009, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Author Platform 2.0” by Jane Friedman: Excerpted from 2013 Writer’s Market © 2012, with permission from the author.
“Going Public” by Elizabeth Sims: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, September 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Revise Your Path to Publication” by Jane Friedman: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, July/August 2011. Used with permission of the author.
“Dissecting the Self-Publishing Contract” by Aimie Bissonette: Excerpted from Guide to Self-Publishing 2015 © 2014, with permission from the author.
“Failure to Launch” by Donald Maass: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, February 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Best of Both Worlds” by Chuck Wendig: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, February 2014. Used with permission of the author.
“David Baldacci” by Jessica Strawser: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, November/December 2015. Used with permission of the author.
“Lee Child” by Zachary Petit: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, January 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Patricia Cornwell” by Jessica Strawser: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, October 2012. Used with permission of the author.
“Kathryn Craft” by Joanna Gable Bashman: Excerpted from Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market 2017 © 2016, with permission from Writer’s Digest Books.
“Robert Crais” by Jessica Strawser: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, November/December 2016. Used with permission of the author.
“Emma Donoghue” by Jessica Strawser: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, March/April 2011. Used with permission of the author.
“Joe Hill” by Zachary Petit: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, July/August 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Khaled Hosseini” by Jessica Strawser: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, July/August 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Hugh Howey” by Rachel Randall: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, May/June 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Stephen King and Jerry B. Jenkins” by Jessica Strawser: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, May/June 2009. Used with permission of the author.
“Dennis Lehane” by Steve Boisson: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, October 2015. Used with permission of the author.
“George R.R. Martin” by Rich Shivener: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, November/December 2012. Used with permission of the author.
“Brad Meltzer” by Jessica Strawser: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, March/April 2015. Used with permission of the author.
“Jojo Moyes” by Jessica Strawser: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, January 2016. Used with permission of the author.
“Anne Rice and Christopher Rice” by Zachary Petit: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, November/December 2013. Used with permission of the author.
“Jane Smiley” by Adrienne Crezo: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, September 2015. Used with permission of the author.
“Garth Stein” by Jessica Strawser: Reprinted from Writer’s Digest, February 2015. Used with permission of the author.