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Lay the foundation for your novel

Story Allegiance

Characters

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Who is driving your story?

Are you sure you've chosen the right protagonist for your story? Here's how to check.

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Don't Sabotage Your Hero: Common Protagonist-Crafting Errors

Avoid sabotaging your protagonist. Here's how.

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Plot or Character?

On why all fiction is character-driven, but some stories have a stronger plot element.

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The Setting as a Character

Settings are travel tickets and if you treat them as a character, they will do a lot of the heavy-lifting in your story.

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Get to know your characters

Characters are the door to reader's heart. But to make them relatable or interesting, you have to get to know them very well.

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