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Jun 6, 2022
They spend a lot of time picking apart all the errors of stories they don't like, which isn't hard to do. It would be nice to hear more about stories they like, but there don't seem to be many of those.
Feb 15, 2022
Oct 23, 2020
Very useful! Underated! Great info for both writers and readers.
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482 – Creating Wish Fulfillment
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May 05, 2024 |
481 – Fungi in Fiction
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Apr 28, 2024 |
480 – Curiosity in Fiction
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Apr 21, 2024 |
479 – Spotting Bad Writing Advice
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Apr 14, 2024 |
478 – Weird Weapons
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Apr 07, 2024 |
477 – Giving Protagonists a Way to Contribute
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Mar 31, 2024 |
476 – When Multiple Viewpoints Actually Work
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Mar 24, 2024 |
475 – Giving Characters Extra Senses
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Mar 17, 2024 |
474 – Character Development: What Is It and What Is It For?
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Mar 10, 2024 |
473 – Why Your Villain Should Stay Dead
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Mar 03, 2024 |
472 – Designing Dynamic Duos
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Feb 25, 2024 |
471 – Making a Story Cohesive
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Feb 18, 2024 |
470 – Adding Novelty to Classic Genres
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Feb 11, 2024 |
469 – Fantasy Drugs
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Feb 04, 2024 |
468 – Dialogue Mistakes
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Jan 28, 2024 |
467 – Oxenfree and Branching Narratives
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Jan 21, 2024 |
466 – Our Wordcraft Pet Peeves
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Jan 14, 2024 |
465 – Creating a Mysterious Atmosphere
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Jan 07, 2024 |
464 – How to Use an Unreliable Narrator
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Dec 31, 2023 |
463 – What Makes Steampunk Tick
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Dec 24, 2023 |
462 – Avoiding Confusion During Your Opening
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Dec 17, 2023 |
461 – Crafting Light Stories
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Dec 10, 2023 |
460 – What Makes a Story Slow
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Dec 03, 2023 |
459 – Chosen Ones: Classic or Cliché?
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Nov 26, 2023 |
458 – Making Your Story Believable
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Nov 19, 2023 |
457 – How Messages Fail
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Nov 12, 2023 |
456 – Creating a Look For Your World
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Nov 05, 2023 |
455 – Keeping the Authorities Out
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Oct 29, 2023 |
454 – Making Dark Stories Pay Off
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Oct 22, 2023 |
453 – Should Writers Avoid Passive Voice?
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Oct 15, 2023 |
452 – History of Zombie Fiction
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Oct 08, 2023 |
451 – Constructing a Mystery
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Oct 01, 2023 |
450 – Avoiding Mustache Twirling
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Sep 24, 2023 |
449 – Mistakes in Character Arcs
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Sep 17, 2023 |
448 – First Book Loves
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Sep 10, 2023 |
447 – Revisiting Literary and Speculative Fiction
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Sep 03, 2023 |
446 – Love Interests
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Aug 27, 2023 |
445 – Interactive Fiction
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Aug 20, 2023 |
444 – Storytelling Education in School
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Aug 13, 2023 |
443 – Ten Year Anniversary
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Aug 06, 2023 |
442 – Lessons From Content Editing
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Jul 30, 2023 |
441 – 5.5 D&D Buffs and Nerfs
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Jul 23, 2023 |
440 – 5.5 D&D Mechanics
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Jul 16, 2023 |
439 – WotC’s Shenanigans
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Jul 09, 2023 |
438 – Our Favorite Mounts
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Jul 02, 2023 |
437 – Protagonist Failures
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Jun 25, 2023 |
436 – Blood Magic
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Jun 18, 2023 |
435 – Supernatural Drama
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Jun 11, 2023 |
434 – The Mandalorian Revisited
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Jun 04, 2023 |
433 – Stories Within Stories
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May 28, 2023 |
432 – Elemental Magic
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May 21, 2023 |
431 – Describing Violence
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May 14, 2023 |
430 – Quest Rewards
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May 07, 2023 |
429 – Magic Systems For Fight Scenes
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Apr 30, 2023 |
428 – Good and Bad Turning Points
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Apr 23, 2023 |
427 – Mid-Story Resolution
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Apr 16, 2023 |
426 – Choosing Your Story’s Perspective
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Apr 09, 2023 |
425 – Trunking Stories
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Apr 02, 2023 |
424 – Dragons
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Mar 26, 2023 |
423 – Sources of Energy
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Mar 19, 2023 |
422 – Alien Aliens
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Mar 12, 2023 |
421 – Foil Characters
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Mar 05, 2023 |
420 – Scene vs Summary
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Feb 26, 2023 |
419 – Shadow Realms
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Feb 19, 2023 |
418 – Mentor Characters
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Feb 12, 2023 |
417 – Interview With The Vampire Show
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Feb 05, 2023 |
416 – Falling Action
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Jan 29, 2023 |
415 – Ensemble Stories
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Jan 22, 2023 |
414 – Movement
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Jan 15, 2023 |
413 – Conveying Time
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Jan 08, 2023 |
412 – Cosmic Horror
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Jan 01, 2023 |
411 – Futuristic Societies
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Dec 25, 2022 |
410 – Signature Items
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Dec 18, 2022 |
409 – Monologues
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Dec 11, 2022 |
408 – High and Low Tension Arcs
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Dec 04, 2022 |
407 – Wings of Fire
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Nov 27, 2022 |
406 – Stories About Building Something
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Nov 20, 2022 |
405 – Hero Haters
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Nov 13, 2022 |
404 – Disease in Spec Fic
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Nov 06, 2022 |
403 – Political Drama
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Oct 30, 2022 |
402 – Creating Fictional Holidays
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Oct 23, 2022 |
401 – Special Abilities
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Oct 16, 2022 |
400 – Novel Characters
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Oct 09, 2022 |
399 – Stranger Things 4
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Oct 02, 2022 |
398 – Creating Fictional Cultures
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Sep 25, 2022 |
397 – The Sandman
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Sep 18, 2022 |
396 – Always Be Solving Problems
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Sep 11, 2022 |
395 – Omens and Prophecies
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Sep 04, 2022 |
394 – Death Personified
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Aug 28, 2022 |
393 – Airships
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Aug 21, 2022 |
392 – Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Aug 14, 2022 |
391 – Murderbot
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Aug 07, 2022 |
390 – Annoying Characters
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Jul 31, 2022 |
389 – Non-Romantic Relationships
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Jul 24, 2022 |
388 – Clashing Choices
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Jul 17, 2022 |
387 – Story Structures
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Jul 10, 2022 |
386 – Fantasy Weapons
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Jul 03, 2022 |
385 – Food in Spec Fic
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Jun 26, 2022 |
384 – Villainous Presentation
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Jun 19, 2022 |
383 – Unfocused Worldbuilding
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Jun 12, 2022 |