📖 Autobiographical prose: honesty before the reader
Honesty is the currency of memoir: how to write autobiographical prose truthfully, what the James Frey case teaches,…
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🌌 Creating compelling worlds in science fiction
A believable sci-fi world rests on consistent rules, not scale. Explore a step-by-step guide to universe building,…
🖋️ How to write a first paragraph that keeps the reader
The first seconds decide whether the reader stays or leaves. We break down working techniques, research data, and a…
📜 Writer's block: methods to overcome it
Writer's block hits 94% of writers. We break down 5 working methods and real author cases…
🌌 Magical worlds and their creation: a beginner's guide
How to create a believable magical world: laws of magic, history, culture, and a map.…
🌳 Family chronicles: how to write the story of your lineage
How to compile a family chronicle: interviews, archives, DNA tests and a family tree. A…
🕵️♂️ Crime fiction: basics of writing for beginners
Basics of crime fiction: four pillars of the genre, novel structure by percentages, the…
📖 Literary agent: how to find one and build a partnership
How to find a literary agent, write a compelling query letter, and build a long-term working relationship: commission,…
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🌌 Writing inspiration: sources and methods
Where to find inspiration and how to summon it on demand: reading outside your genre, observation, free writing,…
🎙️ Dialogue writing techniques: intonation and subtext
Speech tags, subtext and character voice: working techniques for writing lively dialogue with examples, step-by-step…