fiction

S35E6 – The Problem with Annoying Main Characters

Think of your main characters as dinner guests. Would your friends want to spend ten hours with the characters you’ve created? Your characters can be loveable, or they can be evil, but they’d better be compelling. ― Po Bronson

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Worldbuilding: How to Create Realistic Fictional Cultures

It’s important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive. – Laine Taylor

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S27E7 – How Do I Know Where My Story Begins?

Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of the hill. You must have all your skills under control from the first instant. – Marion Dane Bauer

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S24E9 – Futuristic and Dystopian Stories

If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. – Rudyard Kipling

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S24E6 – Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories

Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. – C.S. Lewis

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S10E3 – Creating and Developing Character Relationships

A lone protagonist never receives as great a reaction as one with a well-developed supporting cast. – Susan Spann

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S8E8 – The Horror Genre

Bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do― to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street. – Stephen King

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S8E6 – The Romance Genre

Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. – Nicholas Sparks

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S8E5 – The Mystery Genre

Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions. – Agatha Christie

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S8E3 – The Young Adult Genre

May the odds be ever in your favor. – Suzanne Collins

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