Plot Planning

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  • The Key to a Great Mystery Novel - video

    What's the key to writing a great mystery novel? According to mystery author Ray Daniel, the first key elements of a great mystery are the characters. The next key...
    Ray Daniel
    • Ray Daniel
  • Falling Into YA Fiction - podcast

    When writing young adult fiction, consider the reader. Although younger, YA readers are sophisticated, bright individuals who enjoy complex characters and a well-developed...
    Richard Uhlig
    • Richard Uhlig
  • Falling Into YA Fiction - video

    When writing young adult fiction, consider the reader. Although younger, YA readers are sophisticated, bright individuals who enjoy complex characters and a well-developed...
    Richard Uhlig
    • Richard Uhlig
  • How Writers Can Discover the Theme of a Story - video

    Don't confuse your book message with the theme - they are not one in the same. As author and editor, Sara Anne Fox, explains, if an author is focused only on the platform...
    Sara Anne Fox
    • Sara Anne Fox
  • Writing Secrets for Getting In and Out of Scenes - video

    Start late, leave as soon as you can. That's the advice of author and editor, Sara Anne Fox. Your readers are smart, and if they've been following along carefully...
    Sara Anne Fox
    • Sara Anne Fox