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Tessa Barron
- Jan 23
- 9 min
How to Write a Crucible Story in 4 Ways: Part 2 Exploring Tasks and Symbolic Themes
Unleash your inner horror writer with our expert tips on "How to Write a Crucible Story." Part 2: The task Crucible and Symbolic Themes
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Tessa Barron
- Jan 16
- 9 min
How To Write A Crucible Story in 4 Ways: Part 1 - Exploring Environmental and Relational Pressures
So you're wondering how to write a crucible story? In part 1 of 2, we explore two of the most popular forms: environment and relationship
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Tessa Barron
- Dec 9, 2022
- 7 min
Giving your readers "feels"—Crafting the Visual Page Part 2: Case Study
Today we take what we learned about line breaks and the visual page and expand on it. With a case study of Blindess by José Sarmago.
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Tessa Barron
- Nov 18, 2022
- 8 min
What Makes a Great Short Story?
What makes a great short story? I have read and edited AND rejected a lot of short stories in my career. Here is what all the great ones do
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Tessa Barron
- Nov 4, 2022
- 8 min
The Power of the Line Break—Crafting the Visual Page Part 1
Interested in learning some fiction self-editing tips for your novel? One skill that is often overlooked is how to craft the visual page.
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Tessa Barron
- Nov 2, 2022
- 4 min
Your Book is Not Finished Until It's Read
The reason you need to be specific about your audience. Not so the publisher can market. But because you need to find this person for you.
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 23, 2022
- 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 16, 2022
- 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 2, 2022
- 6 min
THE FAIR: Blood Meridian. A western that puts horror to shame
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, 2022
- 9 min
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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