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Backstory

Backstory

Julia Kyong Allen

Backstory is everything that happened to your characters before your current story. Backstory is an important thing for you as a writer to know and think up, but detracts from...

Backstory

Julia Kyong Allen

Backstory is everything that happened to your characters before your current story. Backstory is an important thing for you as a writer to know and think up, but detracts from...

Setting

Setting

Julia Kyong Allen

Setting is often overlooked by writers despite the fact that it is the skeleton for our stories. Our plot has to happen somewhere and be grounded into existence in space...

Setting

Julia Kyong Allen

Setting is often overlooked by writers despite the fact that it is the skeleton for our stories. Our plot has to happen somewhere and be grounded into existence in space...

How to Begin Part 2

How to Begin Part 2

Julia Kyong Allen

Last time we discussed beginning a novel. This week we’ll cover how to get from concept to creation of your story. So let’s begin. If you have an idea for...

How to Begin Part 2

Julia Kyong Allen

Last time we discussed beginning a novel. This week we’ll cover how to get from concept to creation of your story. So let’s begin. If you have an idea for...

How to Begin Part 1

How to Begin Part 1

Julia Kyong Allen

This blog answers the question of how do we begin? This is really two different questions (how do I begin my novel and how do I begin my story) so...

How to Begin Part 1

Julia Kyong Allen

This blog answers the question of how do we begin? This is really two different questions (how do I begin my novel and how do I begin my story) so...

Body Language

Body Language

Julia Kyong Allen

Last time we discussed dialogue, and I wanted to take that a step further today. Body language comprises over 50% of what we really say, so it’s crucial to add...

Body Language

Julia Kyong Allen

Last time we discussed dialogue, and I wanted to take that a step further today. Body language comprises over 50% of what we really say, so it’s crucial to add...

Dialogue

Dialogue

Julia Kyong Allen

Today I want to discuss dialogue. When following the Show Don’t Tell rule, dialogue is the backbone for our scenes and our story. Good dialogue should further the story, keep...

Dialogue

Julia Kyong Allen

Today I want to discuss dialogue. When following the Show Don’t Tell rule, dialogue is the backbone for our scenes and our story. Good dialogue should further the story, keep...

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