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write your story with built-in support and fewer distractions to
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keep track of your characters, locations, and plot as you go.
write your story, your way.

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borrow story components from the classics. adapt and
make them your own.

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our story wizard helps you find the right format for the story you want to write

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Base your story on one of the seven basic plots or borrow from the classics.

Bend it, change it up, and make it your own. Or do your own thing.
our library is full of characters, maps and outlines for you to borrow and make your own

borrow & adapt or mix 'n' match

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Write your own version of the classics, or turn them into something new.

Our library assets are yours to borrow, learn, and play.
embedded prompts help guide your story from start to finish

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Not sure what to write or how to structure your story? We've got help if you need it.

Want to do your own thing and write your own way? That's entirely up to you.
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Drop some coordinates to create interactive maps for your locations.

Drill down, see where your characters are headed, and get to know their world.
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How Pacing Makes Your Story or Novel Engaging

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Recently, someone in my writing group received feedback from a prospective agent that said the story was great, but the pacing was off. A conversation among the writers in our small group revealed…
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Why You Should Keep Writing Even When it Seems the Robots are Winning

by Finnian Burnett
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Do you need a critique partner?

by Rebecca Stanisic
Here's how to write your novel with a little support along the way.There are many ways to approach critiquing, with marked differences compared to beta reading (although the terms are sometimes…
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