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Every story has some kind of timeline, and a narrative flashback interrupts this to show what happened in an earlier occurrence….

Finishing the book isn’t the end of the story. The next step is making sure your story matches your vision and…

In every story, you’ll see some characters who appear in countless scenes while others may only pop up in a sentence…

Well-executed fight scenes not only grip your readers but also reveal character and hint at the challenges ahead. As the characters…

A quest is a plot device where the protagonist has to make some kind of journey in order get something they…

A redemption arc is a storytelling device where a character who does bad things strives to be a better person. They…

A found family, sometimes called a family of choice, is a group of characters who form a close bond through circumstances…

A villain is an antagonist who directly opposes the protagonist and is willing to cross accepted moral boundaries to achieve their…

Most people would love to have a do-over at some point in their lives. Using a time loop trope is one…