https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/build-a-story-around-a-single-rule-0cb97b55e9bb

One rule can transform your storytelling process by creating a boundary that gives your story an identity.

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Build a Story Around a Single Rule

Constraints sharpen imagination, force decisions, and give your story a spine.

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Whatever Works For You: The Only Writing Rule That Really Matters

Figure out what writing methods work for you Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/whatever-works-for-you-the-only-writing-rule-that-really-matters-712b4d48b38

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Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Not Breaking Writing Rules

The Writer’s Digest team has witnessed many writing mistakes over the years. This week’s writing mistake is not breaking writing rules.

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The Fallacy of “Show, Don’t Tell” in Writing

Author and writing coach Colleen Patrick discusses the fallacy of the very common refrain of "show, don't tell" in writing.
The post The Fallacy of “Show, Don’t Tell” in Writing appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-fallacy-of-show-dont-tell-in-writing

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The Fallacy of "Show, Don't Tell" in Writing

Author and writing coach Colleen Patrick discusses the fallacy of the very common refrain of "show, don't tell" in writing.

Writer's Digest
The Fallacy of "Show, Don't Tell" in Writing

Author and writing coach Colleen Patrick discusses the fallacy of the very common refrain of "show, don't tell" in writing.

Writer's Digest

I before e except....

Most of the time, the exceptions are the rules.

You're drunk English, go home

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#PennedPossibilities 24 — What personality traits does your MC admire in other people?

Courage, intelligence and egalitarianism.  She also admires conviction in those who share her cause. 

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What keeps Grizelle from sleeping?
Anger, grief and fear. She's got a lot on her plate at the start of the story, and sleep is just another casualty of that.

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21 — MC POV: What has ended recently in your life?
Everything I ever knew is over. I cannot claim Cullchane without losing my freedom because I am not my father's son. And I would lose Iago if I let the King decide my fate.
Iago is all I have left.

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