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POV

POV

Julia Kyong Allen

Determining which point of view or POV you’ll use for your story is a major decision. After all, it’s a decision that affects every sentence, and it can really make...

POV

Julia Kyong Allen

Determining which point of view or POV you’ll use for your story is a major decision. After all, it’s a decision that affects every sentence, and it can really make...

Outlining!

Outlining!

Julia Kyong Allen

I’ve seen a lot of questions on how to outline and plan your novel, so I decided to do a blog post about it. Some of you may wonder why...

Outlining!

Julia Kyong Allen

I’ve seen a lot of questions on how to outline and plan your novel, so I decided to do a blog post about it. Some of you may wonder why...

What Makes a Poem a Poem

What Makes a Poem a Poem

Julia Kyong Allen

This week’s blog is about poetry. Now poetry is a subject that is near and dear to me, but is a confusing subject for a lot of people. The following...

What Makes a Poem a Poem

Julia Kyong Allen

This week’s blog is about poetry. Now poetry is a subject that is near and dear to me, but is a confusing subject for a lot of people. The following...

Showing not Telling

Showing not Telling

Julia Kyong Allen

Today we’ll be discussing the principle of “show don't tell.” Let’s start off by saying this is important to create strong writing, but like all things there’s a balance to...

Showing not Telling

Julia Kyong Allen

Today we’ll be discussing the principle of “show don't tell.” Let’s start off by saying this is important to create strong writing, but like all things there’s a balance to...

Strong Antagonists

Strong Antagonists

Julia Kyong Allen

This time let’s chat about antagonists since it’s a natural extension of our character discussion last week. Besides your protagonist, your antagonist is the most important character of your story....

Strong Antagonists

Julia Kyong Allen

This time let’s chat about antagonists since it’s a natural extension of our character discussion last week. Besides your protagonist, your antagonist is the most important character of your story....

Characters

Characters

Julia Kyong Allen

I’ve decided to keep this blog dedicated to writing, whether that’s my writing or any aspect of the writing process. So, much of this blog will probably be gleaned from...

Characters

Julia Kyong Allen

I’ve decided to keep this blog dedicated to writing, whether that’s my writing or any aspect of the writing process. So, much of this blog will probably be gleaned from...

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