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Ep. 480: 5 Questions for Choosing a Protagonist Who Represents Theme
You know you are choosing a protagonist who is thematically pertinent when you can answer these five important questions.
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Ep. 479: Are You Struggling to Be Creative? This Might Be Why
Struggling to be creative? Learn the primary creativity block, how to get past it, and four ways you may be more creative right now than you think you are.
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Ep. 478: Critique: 10 Ways to Write Excellent Dialogue
Because it is so important to take full of advantage of dialogue, take a look at a ten ways to write excellent dialogue.
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Ep. 477: Creating Your Character’s Inner Conflict: Want vs. Need
Learn how a character’s inner conflict is framed around a nuanced struggle between the Thing the Character Wants and the Thing the Character Needs.
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Ep. 476: How to Use a Truth Chart to Figure Out Character Arc
Figure out character arc using the Truth Chart–a fast, one-page beat sheet designed to help you develop theme and character.
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Ep. 475: How to Tell if Your Story Has Too Much Plot, Not Enough Character
What happens when your story is unbalanced by either too much character or too much plot? Here are five problems to watch out for.
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Ep. 474: Learn 5 Types of Character Arc at a Glance, Pt. 2: The 3 Negative Arcs
Writing a tragedy or dark story? Here is a beat-by-beat look at the three Negative Arcs–the Disillusionment Arc, the Fall Arc, and the Corruption Arc.
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Ep. 473: Learn 5 Types of Character Arc at a Glance, Pt. 1: The 2 Heroic Arcs
Learn the five primary types of character arc. This two-part series starts with a beat-by-beat view of the heroic arcs: Positive-Change Arc and Flat Arc.
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Ep. 472: How to Make Your Plot a Powerful Thematic Metaphor
To discover what thematic metaphor your plot is offering from amid its entertaining adventures, all you have to do is ask the right questions.
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