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

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Drop some coordinates to create interactive maps for your locations.

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Taming the Draft: Self-Editing (Part Three)

by Finnian Burnett
Okay, besties. I promised in my last post that we’d tackle the final polish of your draft next. At this point, you’ve reread the initial draft, bolstered your crumbling structure, and resisted…
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Taming the Draft: Self-Editing (Part Two)

by Finnian Burnett
In my last post, I talked about how to start the sometimes overwhelming task of editing your novel. It’s a lot. It’s okay if you drag your feet, scream into the void, binge watch Schitt’s Creek, or…
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Taming the Draft: Self-Editing (Part One)

by Finnian Burnett
When I started writing, I had a particularly toxic writer trait: If I finished the first draft of something and didn’t find it stunning, I’d toss it aside and move on to writing the next thing.…
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