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- 5 Tips for Realistic Characters
Saint's Favourite Character Development Tips
1, 2by Teague » Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:13 am - 28 replies
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Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:22 am
- 5 Tips for Realistic Characters
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- Pacing, and why it is important
by Rosendorn » Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:34 am - 4 replies
2263 views - Last post by Cspr
Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:56 pm
- Pacing, and why it is important
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- Getting Over Your Fear of Scripts
Basic tips to critiquing scripts
by Flemzo » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:25 am - 0 replies
1086 views - Last post by Flemzo
Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:25 am
- Getting Over Your Fear of Scripts
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- All Important Groundwork
For the beginners and those who've forgotten
by Jiggity » Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:48 pm - 9 replies
2080 views - Last post by Apple
Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:04 am
- All Important Groundwork
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- Major Revision in Novels
Tips for tackling a rough draft
by canislupis » Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:05 pm - 6 replies
1200 views - Last post by silentpages
Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:13 pm
- Major Revision in Novels
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- Keeping Things Unpredictable: The Dos
by RacheDrache » Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:18 pm - 7 replies
1338 views - Last post by paperbackheart
Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:06 am
- Keeping Things Unpredictable: The Dos
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- Summary vs. Scene
Why It's More Important than Showing vs. Telling
by Teague » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:17 am - 1 replies
2251 views - Last post by Jenthura
Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:56 am
- Summary vs. Scene
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- Writing Good Dialogue
by beckiw » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:40 pm - 5 replies
1637 views - Last post by Matthews
Sat May 21, 2011 6:07 pm
- Writing Good Dialogue
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- Outlines Are Like Prescription Glasses
Why and How I choose to ignore them
by ultraviolet » Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:41 am - 0 replies
855 views - Last post by ultraviolet
Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:41 am
- Outlines Are Like Prescription Glasses
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- Wolves in Writing
by Merlin34 » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:15 pm - 7 replies
1154 views - Last post by Stori
Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:25 pm
- Wolves in Writing
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- Not Getting Carried Away with Descriptions
Help on descriptions!
by MiaParamore » Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:21 am - 1 replies
957 views - Last post by LookUpThere
Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:01 pm
- Not Getting Carried Away with Descriptions
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- Character Development Workshop: Unlocking Your Characters
by Writersdomain » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:14 pm - 4 replies
1666 views - Last post by TheAlphaBunny
Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:51 am
- Character Development Workshop: Unlocking Your Characters
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- Keeping Things Unpredictable: The Don'ts
by RacheDrache » Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:18 am - 1 replies
1084 views - Last post by Kyllorac
Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:46 am
- Keeping Things Unpredictable: The Don'ts
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- Motivation - Why'dja Do That?
by ultraviolet » Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:43 am - 0 replies
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Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:43 am
- Motivation - Why'dja Do That?
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- How to Get Rid of Talking Heads
and how to help keep your readers
by LowKey » Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:27 am - 8 replies
2902 views - Last post by carbonCore
Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:35 pm
- How to Get Rid of Talking Heads
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- Plot Themes/ Stages and Character Archetypes
by Tigersprite » Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:26 pm - 2 replies
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Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:09 am
- Plot Themes/ Stages and Character Archetypes
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- Your Style
by Writersdomain » Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:53 pm - 2 replies
1041 views - Last post by Paranormal
Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:10 am
- Your Style
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- How to start your story!
by captain.classy » Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:04 am - 1 replies
1103 views - Last post by GummiBearNinja72
Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:37 pm
- How to start your story!
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- Winning The Battle
How to write battle scenes for your novel.
by Firestarter » Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:06 pm - 8 replies
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Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:44 pm
- Winning The Battle
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- Dramatic Structure: The Five Essential Parts of Fiction
by Mr.Knightley » Sat May 29, 2010 8:47 pm - 5 replies
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Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:53 am
- Dramatic Structure: The Five Essential Parts of Fiction
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- 5 Steps to Create Tension and Suspense in Fiction Narratives
by canislupis » Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:08 pm - 2 replies
1354 views - Last post by canislupis
Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:50 pm
- 5 Steps to Create Tension and Suspense in Fiction Narratives
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- Tips on writing a short story
by AquaMarine » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:33 am - 3 replies
964 views - Last post by Earthfire713
Thu May 13, 2010 2:29 am
- Tips on writing a short story
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- Basic Playwriting
by smorgishborg » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:15 pm - 5 replies
1557 views - Last post by Rakun
Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:56 pm
- Basic Playwriting
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- Hero Clichés to Avoid
by Elinor » Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:12 pm - 3 replies
1105 views - Last post by emmylou1995
Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:07 am
- Hero Clichés to Avoid
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- Presenting your Presentation: Titling your Title!
by LookUpThere » Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:28 pm - 0 replies
720 views - Last post by LookUpThere
Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:28 pm
- Presenting your Presentation: Titling your Title!
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- Adding Dimensions (3) -- A Fantabulous Climax
by Master_Yoda » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:06 pm - 2 replies
785 views - Last post by LookUpThere
Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:58 pm
- Adding Dimensions (3) -- A Fantabulous Climax
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- Overexaggeration versus Subjective Reality
by Hannah » Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:07 am - 0 replies
541 views - Last post by Hannah
Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:07 am
- Overexaggeration versus Subjective Reality
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- Adding Dimensions (1) -- First Person Narration
by Master_Yoda » Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:37 am - 1 replies
1123 views - Last post by LowKey
Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:50 am
- Adding Dimensions (1) -- First Person Narration
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- Basic Overview on Writing Historical Fiction
by Fishr » Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:07 pm - 3 replies
596 views - Last post by StoryWeaver13
Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:26 am
- Basic Overview on Writing Historical Fiction
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- Unneeded Information
Have the feeling your writing has lots of unneeded info?
by Emerson » Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:04 pm - 3 replies
1763 views - Last post by LookUpThere
Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:40 pm
- Unneeded Information
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- Natural-Sounding Dialogue and Fantasy Accents
by Merlin34 » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:59 am - 1 replies
534 views - Last post by Hippie
Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:03 am
- Natural-Sounding Dialogue and Fantasy Accents
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- Building A Story
Pulling ideas out of a hat -- The end of Writer's block
by Master_Yoda » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:02 pm - 6 replies
1127 views - Last post by wonderingkate
Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:25 pm
- Building A Story
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- How do I start?
by LowKey » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:49 am - 1 replies
667 views - Last post by TexanWriter
Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:48 pm
- How do I start?
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- Creating Villains
by Elinor » Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:48 am - 0 replies
522 views - Last post by Elinor
Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:48 am
- Creating Villains
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- Soppy Scenes
How to make them less soppy.
by Snoink » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:51 am - 2 replies
1141 views - Last post by Critiq
Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:05 pm
- Soppy Scenes
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- Essay Writing: How to Take the Formulaic and Make it Yours
by Teague » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:30 pm - 0 replies
624 views - Last post by Teague
Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:30 pm
- Essay Writing: How to Take the Formulaic and Make it Yours
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- Character Development Workshop: Complex Modes of Development
by Writersdomain » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:47 pm - 0 replies
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Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:47 pm
- Character Development Workshop: Complex Modes of Development
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- Character Development Workshop: Active Modes of Development
by Writersdomain » Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:40 am - 0 replies
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Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:40 am
- Character Development Workshop: Active Modes of Development
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- Adding Dimensions (2) -- Action Sequences
by Master_Yoda » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:55 am - 0 replies
735 views - Last post by Master_Yoda
Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:55 am
- Adding Dimensions (2) -- Action Sequences
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- Said
A guide to using it
by thunder_dude7 » Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:21 am - 1 replies
977 views - Last post by Master_Yoda
Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:13 am
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- Suddenly a big dragon flew out and killed everyone...
by deleted6 » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:29 pm - 2 replies
1149 views - Last post by Master_Yoda
Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:07 am
- Suddenly a big dragon flew out and killed everyone...
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- All YWSers Should KISS in Moderation
Keeping It Simple Stupid
by lilymoore » Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:48 am - 3 replies
1071 views - Last post by anh18
Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:53 pm
- All YWSers Should KISS in Moderation
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- 5 Tips for Breaking Writer's Block
As unconventinal as a plug on the ceiling.
by Mythic Writing » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:05 pm - 5 replies
1678 views - Last post by Silver Pen
Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:33 pm
- 5 Tips for Breaking Writer's Block
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- Character Flaws
and beyond
by Angels-Symphony » Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:18 pm - 0 replies
792 views - Last post by Angels-Symphony
Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:18 pm
- Character Flaws
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- Conflicting Conflicts
just about everything you need to know on conflicts
by Angels-Symphony » Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:17 pm - 0 replies
902 views - Last post by Angels-Symphony
Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:17 pm
- Conflicting Conflicts
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- The Writer's Block
What it is, how to prevent it, how to get over it.
by Angels-Symphony » Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:12 pm - 0 replies
658 views - Last post by Angels-Symphony
Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:12 pm
- The Writer's Block
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- Round Characters and Appropriate Dialogue
by thunder_dude7 » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:14 am - 5 replies
998 views - Last post by red_roses
Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:10 pm
- Round Characters and Appropriate Dialogue
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- Non-Catchy Titles
What you probably want to avoid...
by Snoink » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:08 am - 4 replies
1796 views - Last post by chasingcolts21
Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:46 pm
- Non-Catchy Titles
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- The Nature of Ideas
by Conrad Rice » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:44 pm - 1 replies
548 views - Last post by Rosendorn
Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:19 am
- The Nature of Ideas
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- The 'Onion Layers' of Writing
How to plan out those mysterious parts to your plot.
by fragile_heart(!) » Sun May 31, 2009 2:51 am - 0 replies
511 views - Last post by fragile_heart(!)
Sun May 31, 2009 2:51 am
- The 'Onion Layers' of Writing
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