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Craft 101 – Satisfying Installments

A while back on Threads (of course) I saw a craft-related comment that went something like this: People are leaving one and two stars reviews on my book because they say the plot wasn’t resolved, but it’s clear this is the first book in a series. Of course, the plot is not resolved! How do I get my readers to be more patient? And, like, bold of you to assume […]

Craft 101 – Writing ‘Filler’ Scenes

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A 101 Level Craft question I see all the time! I see a lot of mostly newbie writers asking version of this basic question: How do I write filler scenes, or scenes in which nothing important happens but feel necessary (for some reason) to pad out the word count and not make everything seem rushed? How can I make those scenes interesting? and my sibling in Christ I’m going to

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