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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: A Review of the Book, not the Cat

ByKendra Griffin December 30, 2020

However, the real artistic integrity behind Save the Cat! is that it espouses character over plot, arguing that the structure of a story is woven through a successful combination of both character development and the timely plotting of events that resonate with said development.

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Finding a Novel-Writing Critique Group in Covid Times
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Finding a Novel-Writing Critique Group in Covid Times

ByKendra Griffin August 25, 2020

Now get going! The only way to be a writer is to write!

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Writing Distinct Dialogue for Better Fiction

ByKendra Griffin April 18, 2019

Sure, everyone has heard the basics: don’t overuse names; don’t rely on cutesy dialogue tags (“he chortled”); avoid clichés; use contractions; observe grammar and punctuation conventions, and of course—show don’t tell. If a guide to…

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Five Ways to Wallop Your Word Count

ByKendra Griffin April 12, 2019

Okay, so you’ve glanced at the more credible websites on proposed novel lengths. Or maybe you’ve even gone so far as to research your dream agents to find they expect a novel in your genre to be shorter. If right now you’re panicking over cutting 10,000, maybe even 20,000 words, I’m here to tell that if you truly need to do it, you can.

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