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Plot-Structure-GMC Meet-Cute Your Romance Trope with Anna Denisch
Tropes and cliches are useful tools you can use to help craft your story. But you can also break them to create a fresh breath of air in an otherwise stale plot. The romance genre has one of the most extensive lists of tropes around, and a collective of readers ready to defend them with...- Amdenisch
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Genre-Mystery-Crime Bury the Lead: Effective Ways to Hide Clues Without Hiding Them with Anna Denisch
Learn how to create a fictional case that readers won't be able to solve! Lesson One: Ineffective ways to create mystery Learn commonly used methods that help prevent readers from solving a case Understand why many readers dislike these methods Learn how to catch them in your plotting/writing...- Amdenisch
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Genre-Fantasy Grounding Fantasy in Reality with Anna Denisch
When you talk about fantasy books, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that you can just do anything you want. But when you create a fantasy world or fantasy layer for our world, you have to ground your story in reality. Of course, you do get to create that reality. But if you don't...- Amdenisch
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Genre-Fantasy Grounding Fantasy in Reality with Anna Denisch
When you talk about fantasy books, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that you can just do anything you want. But when you create a fantasy world or fantasy layer for our world, you have to ground your story in reality. Of course, you do get to create that reality. But if you don't...- Amdenisch
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Genre-Mystery-Crime Use Misdirection to Craft a Great Mystery with Anna Denisch
Magicians are excellent at misdirection, and we can learn from them for our writing, too. If you're crafting a mystery story, you need to rely on misdirection to lead your readers down false paths without lying to them or hiding the true magic of your plot. In this workshop, writers will learn...- Amdenisch
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Plot-Structure-GMC The Perfect Plot Twist with Anna Denisch
As R.L. Stein once said, “Every story ever told can be broken down into three parts: the beginning, the middle, and the twist.” But crafting a good plot twist is certainly easier said than done. In this workshop, you’ll come to understand the inner workings of a plot twist, what makes them so...- Amdenisch
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Writing Life Fighting Imposter Syndrome: How to keep going when you feel like a fraud with Anna Denisch
Imposter syndrome can affect everyone, even successful and popular writers. But when your self-doubt starts to creep in, it’s crucial that you learn how to fight back. In this workshop, we’ll look at some of the causes of imposter syndrome as well as some tips and tricks to help you stay on...- Amdenisch
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Genre-Mystery-Crime Mystery - Bury the Lead: Effective Ways to Hide Clues Without Hiding Them with Anna Denisch
Learn how to create a fictional case that readers won't be able to solve! Lesson One: Ineffective ways to create mystery - Learn commonly used methods that help prevent readers from solving a case - Understand why many readers dislike these methods - Learn how to catch them in...- Amdenisch
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Business How to Self Publish Without Looking Like It with Anna Denisch
Despite the growing evidence and support for indie publishing, there's still a lot of stigma that surrounds self-published books and their authors. In this class, we'll look at some tips and tricks that can help you appear more professional off the bat so others will take you 'seriously'. Day...- Amdenisch
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Worldbuilding-Setting Comprehensive Worldbuilding - The Whole World View with Anna Denisch
Throughout this 3-week workshop, writers will learn the ins and outs of worldbuilding and how to properly integrate information into their story. Week one will focus on macro-worldbuilding: how the world is shaped, what political powers are in play, and how religion and technology appear in the...- Amdenisch
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Plot-Structure-GMC Know as You Go with Anna Denisch
Being a panster isn’t always easy. But if planning everything ahead of time isn’t your thing, then you’ll need to put methods in place to help you stay organized while you write. While you don’t need to plan your plot and characters out before you get started, you do need to keep track of...- Amdenisch
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Genre-Romance Meet-Cute Your Romance Trope with Anna Denisch
Tropes and cliches are useful tools you can use to help craft your story. But you can also break them to create a fresh breath of air in an otherwise stale plot. The romance genre has one of the most extensive lists of tropes around, and a collective of readers ready to defend them with...- Amdenisch
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Craft Creating the Best Setting for Your Mystery Novel with Anna Denisch
It’s a known fact that setting can be its own character. Many books, movies, and other forms of entertainment have used the setting to create both emotion and movement in a plot. But creating the character of your setting isn’t always easy, and the genre you’re writing in can greatly affect how...- Amdenisch
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