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World-Building Questionnaire: Religion and Belief Systems
August 15, 2024
Understanding your world’s religion and belief systems is crucial—they affect your characters' values, motivations, and interactions.
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Congrats to Lester Patrick!
August 14, 2024
Always exciting to share a new book release from one of our clients!
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Story Skeleton—As I Lay Dying
August 07, 2024
The Bundren family is on a quest to bury Addie in Jefferson, but they each have different approaches to the journey. The voyage gives the story a through-line plot, while the character goals add narrative depth at the level of characterization and theme.
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Sunshine Coast Writing Retreat: SOLD OUT!
August 02, 2024
For anyone still hoping to join us, we are now taking a shortlist.
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World-Building Questionnaire: Daily Life and Customs
July 25, 2024
Understanding the daily life and customs of your world is crucial. They affect characters' behaviors, traditions, and interactions.
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World-Building Questionnaire: Economy and Trade
July 23, 2024
Your story world’s economy and trade affect the wealth distribution, power dynamics, and daily lives of your characters.
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Book Broker: an interview with Christopher Combemale
July 22, 2024
"Make us care, and everything will follow."
- Agent interviews
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Book Broker: an interview with Suzy Evans
July 18, 2024
"Editors and agents are VERY busy and swamped with submissions so we need to focus on the very best of the best."
- Agent interviews
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Story Skeleton—Madame Bovary
July 03, 2024
High praise surrounds Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary. It has been called “perfect” by many great authors, a novel that approaches poetry, and “the best novel ever written.”
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World-Building Questionnaire: Government and Politics
July 01, 2024

Your story world’s government and political systems affect the power dynamics, conflicts, and daily lives of your characters.
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World-Building Questionnaire: Geography and Environment
July 01, 2024
Your story world’s geography and environment affect the culture, economy, and daily lives of your characters.
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The Importance of Heading Styles in Microsoft Word: A Guide for Novelists
June 10, 2024
Spend some time getting familiar with these tools. It will save you a lot of tedium down the road!
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