Jul
23rd
2018
Being a Better Writer: The Convenient Romantic Subplot · 9:30pm Jul 23rd, 2018
Welcome back, readers! It’s Monday, and you know what that means! Time for Being a Better Writer!
Sep
12th
2016
Being a Better Writer: Avoiding a Sagging Middle · 3:20pm Sep 12th, 2016
All right! And we’re back with today’s follow-up to one of our more recent posts! Remember? The one about health?
Okay, I’m actually joking. This isn’t a post about that. But it was too good an opportunity a joke to pass up. Sagging middle … anyway …
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Sep
21st
2020
Being a Better Writer: Concluding a Subplot · 10:22pm Sep 21st, 2020
Hey people! First off, apologies for being a bit late today. I stayed up late making sure the ad campaign for the Big 300 Sale had properly launched, slept late as a result, and then got sidetracked by a lot media news (Bethesda, if you’re curious).
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Mar
25th
2024
Being a Better Writer: The Gandalf Problem · 7:06pm March 25th
Alternate title: When You Realize One Character Can Solve Most of the Plot. Welcome back writers! It’s time for another Being a Better Writer post, and we’ve got a fun one for you!
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#Creating
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May
11th
2020
Being a Better Writer: The Subplot Before the Main Plot · 8:58pm May 11th, 2020
AKA, the lead-in.
Welcome back readers! I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and didn’t forget until too late that it was Mother’s Day! Quarantine or not, I hope that all of us had time in our day this weekend for our mothers!
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Oct
30th
2023
Being a Better Writer: Building the Right Subplot · 8:08pm Oct 30th, 2023
Welcome writers! Another Monday is upon us, and so it is time once more discuss writing in all its various forms and shapes. Or rather, a specific form and shape, as we don’t have time to discuss everything in a single installment of Being a Better Writer.
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Sep
24th
2018
Being a Better Writer: Ambiguous Stories · 9:25pm Sep 24th, 2018
Today’s topic is going to be a bit of a vague one, I’m afraid. At least initially.
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#Unreliable Narrators
Nov
27th
2017
Hero Souls Plots · 4:19am Nov 27th, 2017
Alright, here's the deal. I have a few subplots going on at the same time, alongside the main plot. Trying to cover them all at once is something I am becoming increasingly aware is a bad idea.
A VERY bad idea. That's what led to the procrastination-slash-forgetting to begin with.
Dec
2nd
2019
Being a Better Writer: Tension · 10:51pm Dec 2nd, 2019
Welcome back readers! I hope you had a good Thanksgiving weekend! Or, if you’re from a place that doesn’t celebrate that fairly American holiday, a good weekend all the same.
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#Writer's Toolbox
Jun
1st
2020
Being a Better Writer: Lengthening without Padding · 7:54pm Jun 1st, 2020
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#Development and Growth
#Expanding
#Exposition
#Padding
#Subplots
#Writing
Jun
15th
2020
Being a Better Writer: Keeping Plots and Subplots Straight · 9:08pm Jun 15th, 2020
Hello readers! Welcome back after a pretty long weekend! At least it was a long one here. Was it for you? Short or long, I hope it was good!
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