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  1. Angela Knight

    Finishing Touches

    In the video, Angela demonstrates how she makes particularly difficult editing on individual lines to ensure they flow cleanly with maximum clarity and punch.
  2. Angela Knight

    Second Draft Craft

    In this video, Angela explores how she revised the first love scene between Kate and Mark to build the emotional connection between the two.
  3. Angela Knight

    Endgame

    In this lesson, Angela examines the climax and black moment of Arcane Deception. She discusses techniques for writing climactic fights, and talks about how to create a climax that hits hard and drives a reader to the edge of their seat.
  4. Angela Knight

    Cover Tips

    Here are some other resources you may find helpful. Some Resources for cover creation Photoshop Gimp (Free and Open Source Image Editor) Daz Studio (CGI Art Program) Stock Photo Sources Adobe Stock Neo Stock for Cover Design ShutterStock Artists (Note that I haven’t checked these...
  5. Angela Knight

    Washboard Middles

    In this lesson, Angela Knight dissects the midpoint of Arcane Deception, and explains why she made the choices she did to set up the climax and build momentum to the end of the book.
  6. Angela Knight

    Dynamic Entry

    Please post any question you have here.
  7. Angela Knight

    Love Scenes

    Please post any question you have here.
  8. Angela Knight

    Fight Scenes

    Please post any questions you have here.
  9. Angela Knight

    Discussion Blueprint to Success notes

    If you have any questions - please ask them here. I hope the grid is clear and makes sense. You don’t need to make your grid as detailed as I did— I wanted to flesh it out for you. After I grid out a book, I then do a detailed job fleshing it out, like the chapter by chapter outline I’ll be...
  10. Angela Knight

    Villain Creation

    Please post any questions here.
  11. Angela Knight

    Heroine Creation

    If you have any questions, please post them here. Thanks!
  12. Angela Knight

    Villains - a Few Bad Men (and women)

    In this lesson, Angela discusses the many uses of a strong, well-developed antagonist -- and some pitfalls to avoid. She talks about the use of a psychic wound to motivate the antagonist's actions, making them three-dimensional rather than a cartoon villain.
  13. Angela Knight

    Hero Creation

    Here's the character sheet for Arcane Deception. I suggest you download it and refer to it as you watch the video. Let me know if you have any questions!
  14. Angela Knight

    Discussion Character Creation

    Character sheet for download is attached to this post. Let me know if you have any questions! You’ll find the lesson easier to follow if you follow along with the document.
  15. Angela Knight

    Discussion Brainstorming Demo

    I know this video was on the long side, but I also gave some information that might be useful in terms of how to decide which ideas work and which ones don't. Please let me know here if you have any questions. On Tuesday and Thursday, you can also write me with sample scenes of up to 2,000 words...
  16. Angela Knight

    Lecture Conflict & Character Creation

    In this lesson, I'm discussing conflict and character creation. For those who've taken my classes before, I've updated my character creation sheet because I realized something about internal conflict and psychic wounds that I'd been fuzzy about. So please download this Revised May 2023 sheet...
  17. Angela Knight

    Wonderwomen

    Please post your questions here!
  18. Angela Knight

    Heroes Assemble

    Hi, folks. Here's the Character Sheet and the character sheet I filled out for Arcane Deception for you to refer to. Do you all have any questions? Does all this make sense?
  19. Angela Knight

    Youtube Research

    How are you using YouTube for your writing? Any pitfalls or questions?
  20. Angela Knight

    Naming Character

    Discuss here any questions around naming your characters. What are your concerns? Does your bad guy sound like a bad guy?