Writing the "Oh, Crap" Moment in Your Fantasy Book
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Writing More Immersive Characters (By Binge-Watching The Office)
TelevisionChris La Portemain, the office, writing, writing fiction, characters, character creation, characterization, immersive characters, writing inspiration, writing blog, writing tips, writing advice, better writing, write like a geek, storytelling, story analysis, secondary, third
Tolkien Tuesday: Aragorn and Writing Characters in Transition
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How To Write Tension Like Stephen King
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Tolkien Tuesday: Writing A Story Your Reader Escapes To
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Tolkien Tuesday: How to Write Impactful Villains
Tolkien TuesdayChris La Portelord of the rings, Tolkien, tolkien tuesday, j.r.r. tolkien, The Two Towers, rohan, writing fiction, writing fantasy, fantasy, fantasy writing, writing, writing tips, writing advice, writing techniques, writing blog, blogging, write like a geek, impactful villains, villains, writing villains, better writing, main, secondary, third
How To Write An Exciting Story Climax (By Creating A Meaningful Crisis)
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Easily Forgotten Fundamental: Writing Conflict
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Tolkien Tuesday: Real-World Fuel For The Imagination
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Writing the Hero That Fails
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Four Ways to Use Your Favorite Franchises for Inspiration
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Tolkien Tuesday: A Hobbit's Point of No Return
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Logan and Crafting Meaningful Slow Scenes
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Tolkien Tuesday: Denethor vs. Theoden (A Character Study)
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Writing Proper Escalation (Modeled With Dinosaurs)
MoviesChris La Portejurassic Park, Steven Spielberg, Spielberg, Dinosaurs, Raptors, Velociraptors, writing, writing tips, write like a geek, writing advice, escalation, tension, writing fiction, fiction writing, main, secondary, third
Navigating the Sea of Rejection
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Tolkien Tuesday: The Best Ale Makes Immersive Characters
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Stranger Things 3: How to Develop a Central Conflict
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Tolkien Tuesday: The Itsy Tricksy Spider
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Write Like A Geek (And Fight Imposter Syndrome)
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