Your newest NPC is driven by respect. Their goal is to settle down and start a family. Innocent lives stand in their way. #writingchallenge #writinginspiration

9 Tips for How to Write Dark Stories Responsibly (And Make Hope Feel Earned)

Why do some dark stories feel true and even redemptive while others feel icky and draining? And why do some hopeful stories resonate deeply while others feel saccharine and shallow? When writers consider how to write dark stories responsibly, what we are really asking is a deeper craft question: how do we move through the […]
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Character trait suggestions: This character only occasionally swear, hardly shaves any part of his body, always seems to be in debt, and likes to use bad puns. #writinginspiration #amwriting
While being attacked, a neutral party assists The Secondary Character unexpectedly, and dogs barking alert the Secondary Character's Love Interest to the presence of The Monster. #writinginspiration #amwriting

Embodied Writing: How to Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Story

Where do our stories come from? Not just theoretically or archetypally, but for each of us as individuals? From where do our stories—our romances, mysteries, fantasies, dramas, tragedies, and comedies—actually arise? Even when prompted by outer inspiration, they still come from somewhere deep inside of us, from a deeply human connection. And where does this […]
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Embodied Writing: How to Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Story

Struggling with overthinking? Embodied writing helps you get out of your head and into your story so your fiction feels alive and true.

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