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Want to find a writing buddy? A critique partner? A beta reader? Here’s your stop!
If you’re looking to find a writing buddy, critique partner, or beta reader, this annual link-up is designed to help writers connect with each other and build meaningful creative relationships.
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From KMW: One of the juiciest tension points in a character’s arc is the question: What is your character’s greatest fear?
This question isn’t (explicitly) about what characters say they want or what stands in their way externally. Rather, the answer we’re hunting for is the deeper fear lurking underneath. Very often, that fear is what finally...
Conflict is often taught as the engine of plot, but what if it is really the engine of psychological transformation? When we look at story through a symbolic lens, antagonists can be understood not just as external obstacles, but as forces that reveal the deeper inner workings of the protagonist. This is what I’m exploring in my next Story School class
One of the easiest mistakes in writing is assuming stories are about the external action of defeating the antagonistic force, when in reality they are about what the protagonist must become in order to face that conflict. Internal conflict vs. external conflict reveals how your story’s character arcs operate beneath the plot. The tension between these two forces is what moves...