Writing Powerful Emotion Beats in Fiction

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An emotion beat is what makes the novel or short story distinctive—we…

Action Beats, Dialogue Beats and Beat Variation

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In Part 1 of my series 10 Keys to Writing Story Beats in Novels,…

10 Keys to Writing Story Beats in Novels (with Exercises)

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Key 1: A Story Beat is the Smallest Unit in Fiction The definition:…

Thoughts on Working with a Translator

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A few weeks ago I received a random email from a professional…

My First Story: The Turtle That Got Too Close To The Sun

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I wrote my first book when I was 5. It was titled The Turtle…

Letting Go of Cynicism

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I attended the same religious theater event two years in a row.…