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story structure
Sep 24, 2022
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7 min read
See how Rebecca Roanhorse uses time jumps to create suspense in Black Sun.
scene study
Sep 17, 2022
6 min read
Learn how to seamlessly weave necessary setting information into a scene readers want to experience in this analysis of Rebecca Roanhorse's Black Sun.
opening
Sep 8, 2022
8 min read
See how Rebecca Roanhorse uses suspense to make readers desperate to know more about the fantasy world she builds in Black Sun.
Aug 27, 2022
Follow Jesse Q. Sutanto's model in Dial A for Aunties and use multiple plots to keep your readers engaged.
Aug 20, 2022
Need to keep a dialogue-focused scene from feeling slow and boring? Pick up tips from this analysis of a scene from Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Dial A for Aunties.
Aug 13, 2022
5 min read
Learn how Jesse Q. Sutanto hooks readers while launching a complex plot and large cast of characters in Dial A for Aunties.
Jun 18, 2022
Discover the plot techniques Laura Dave uses to maximize suspense in her novel.
Jun 11, 2022
9 min read
Learn how to maximize the drama of plot revelations by studying the techniques used by Laura Dave.
Jun 3, 2022
See how Laura Dave uses our knowledge of the novel's hook to delay gratification, increase suspense, and turn readers into sleuths.
May 28, 2022
See how Casey McQuiston uses fictionalized primary materials to bring additional voices into I Kissed Shara Wheeler.
