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Tessa Barron
- 19 hours ago
- 7 min
Fiction Writing: Shallow Relationships and How to Write Yours Better
Many writers have a problem with writing relationships in their fiction that feel believable and relatable. Here are 5 steps to help.
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Tessa Barron
- 5 days ago
- 8 min
Cool Ideas, and the #1 Method I Know of to Come Up With Them
How does a fantasy writer come up with an epic, unique idea? Creativity can be hard. I know of only one tried and tested method that works.
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 21
- 6 min
4 Tips to Improve Your Writing Through Emotion not Facts
The world of fiction runs on emotions, not facts. Writers may not be scientists, but they don't need to be...um...let's ignore science...
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 16
- 7 min
The One Thing Great Science Fiction Writers Have in Common
This post will be a bit of a rant about the meaning we find in our writing and the example we can take from science fiction authors.
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 14
- 7 min
What's the Rush? Why you Should Hold Off Publishing that First Book in Your Series
Fantasy writers have an obsession with getting their first book in a series out as quickly as possible, but this is a huge mistake!
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 9
- 5 min
Horror Writing Prompts Inspired by Terrifying Real World Events
So today, I decided to change things up and describe a couple of crazy unsolved mysteries, followed by a writing prompt.
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 6
- 10 min
THE FOUL? Blood Meridian and Should We stick to convention?
Do you know where your precious grammar and punctuation rules come from? Did you know in the not-so-distant past, there really weren't any?
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 2
- 5 min
THE FAIR: Why Blood Meridian is a western Scarier than Horror
Blood Meridian is a terrifying read not just because of the graphic violence, but because of the way it presents a world without hope.
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Tessa Barron
- Jul 22
- 9 min
The FAIR: 3 ways to Write Better Narrators and why you should care
Why you should be more focused on writing amazing narrators to improve your stories & 3 important ways to approach THEM.
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Tessa Barron
- Jun 22
- 7 min
HOW TO write truly SCARY STORIES using the techniques all the BEST horror writers know
Ever wonder how great horror writers can lure you in, scare the pants off you, and hang around in your mind for days, months, and sometimes
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