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#10141:	Noticing Newbies	April 29, 2020
How to Organize Your Portfolio How to create and use folders & the Portfolio Organizer tool How do you organize your writing? By topic, theme, genre, year/time, or something else entirely?

#10140:	Drama	April 29, 2020
A Subtle Gut Punch Setting up the drama & letting the reader fill in the emotional blanks What type of scenes and characters effect you the most when it comes to drama?

#10136:	Contests & Activities	April 22, 2020
To Prompt or Not to Prompt Effective use of prompts in contests Do you prefer prompted or promptless contests? How willing are you to enter a contest that isn't your preference?

#10135:	Action/Adventure	April 22, 2020
Setting: Enough Is Enough Great action... but where is it taking place? How do you balance providing enough description without slowing down the action?

#10096:	Fantasy	April 01, 2020
Help Needed: Fantasy vs Scifi As an avid scifi reader and not-at-all fantasy reader, I need some book recommendations. Who better to ask? What type of fantasy is your favorite? Low/high? Urban/medieval? What makes you love it?

#10093:	Noticing Newbies	April 01, 2020
How to Create a Contest Everything you need to know to create your own contest on WDC Is there any type of contest you'd love to see (or see more of) on WDC? What's your favorite contest here?

#10089:	Action/Adventure	March 25, 2020
A Whiny, Selfish Hero Some more questions to aid in character development. What character flaws do you give your heroes?

#10066:	Horror/Scary	March 11, 2020
More on Creating Character Voice Practice for creating distinct voices for characters-- An exercise. How would your hero introduce someone to their mother? How would your villain make the same introduction?

#10052:	Noticing Newbies	March 04, 2020
How to Get More Reviews How to get more reviews and find reviewers whose styles match your needs Are you looking for certain types of reviews or reviewers? How do you find them?

#10042:	Action/Adventure	February 26, 2020
Character Gender: But why? Rethinking character gender How do you decide if your character is male or female (or neither)?

#9995:	Action/Adventure	January 29, 2020
Diversely Boring How to create more engaging character groups... What makes a character come to life for you?

#8590:	Action/Adventure	November 08, 2017
Your Character's Courage & Cowardice How our characters cope with stress, pressure, and the unexpected. Uh oh! Something crazy happened! How does each of your characters react?

#8401:	Action/Adventure	July 19, 2017
Art of Querying: How to Hook an Agent Querying tips from the literary agents themselves. What excites (or horrifies) a literary agent?

#8345:	Action/Adventure	June 21, 2017
Freeze! Action & Image Prompts Implied Action - Finding a story in a single freeze frame. Can you find the implied action?

#8063:	Action/Adventure	January 04, 2017
Novel Publication Tips from Pros Tips and "absolutely do NOT dos" straight from agent and editor blogs. What annoys potential agents and editors?

#8010:	Action/Adventure	December 07, 2016
Adventures in Virtual Reality From the mundane to the extraordinary, virtual reality can help put your characters through the ringer. Could your character survive virtual reality?

#7914:	Action/Adventure	October 12, 2016
But It's for a BAD Cause! Nonprofits as a replacement for the "evil corporation"... Oh, the betrayal! What's the real cause behind the cause?

#7859:	Action/Adventure	September 14, 2016
Villains: Beyond Greed & Power Discussion of antagonist motivation. Does your villain thirst for more than greed and power?

#7757:	Action/Adventure	July 20, 2016
Revenge as a Motive If too emotional, it can't be served cold. Is there a happy middle ground where revenge becomes the perfect motive?

#7731:	Horror/Scary	July 06, 2016
Abused & Abandoned: Character & Setting Two resources for creating authentic horror settings and characters A psychopath in an abandoned asylum: Truth or fiction?

#7703:	Action/Adventure	June 22, 2016
Setting a Date Thoughts on writing a story set in the past, present, or near-future. Is it necessary to know the precise era in which your story takes place?

#7658:	Action/Adventure	May 25, 2016
9th Annual Quill Awards Ceremony Everything you need to know about the 2015 Quills And the winner is...?

#7613:	Action/Adventure	April 27, 2016
Character Introductions: What NOT to Do Tips for character introductions & examples of what not to do. Can quirky character names make it impossible to tell one from another?

#7550:	Action/Adventure	March 30, 2016
Sidekicks of "Chosen One" Protagonists Because your hero is NOT the only important piece of the puzzle Can your side characters get your hero to the finale?

#7523:	Contests & Activities	March 09, 2016
Attracting Newbies to Your Activity How to entice new members to give your contest, activity or group a try Does your contest or activity need more participants?

#7509:	Action/Adventure	March 02, 2016
A Pacing Lesson from YA Writers The effect of simplicity on the pacing of an action sequence How much detail is too much?

#7479:	Drama	February 17, 2016
Compensation for Lack of Villain When the primary conflict is a situation rather than a person Does your drama need a villain?

#7478:	Action/Adventure	February 17, 2016
Realistic Explosives & Fire Explosions and fires add thrills to action stories... but only when the details are accurate. Is that raging inferno realistic?

#7466:	Horror/Scary	February 10, 2016
Horrors of Unrequited Love When love turns to desire of another sort Why do readers enjoy crazy love turned to crazy hate?

#7432:	Action/Adventure	January 20, 2016
The "Chosen One" Protagonist When a character is the only one that can solve the conflict Could another character fill your protagonist's shoes?

#7417:	Poetry	January 13, 2016
New Year, Old Poetry A writer's non-writing poetry resolution. Who is your biggest fan?

#7409:	Comedy	January 06, 2016
The Flip Side of Funny Investigating why a character might choose a humorous approach to life Why does your character make jokes?

#7394:	Action/Adventure	December 30, 2015
Action Sequences on New Year's Eve Utilizing the holiday to intensify the action Can you capture that New Year's Eve energy and make it work for you?

#7294:	Action/Adventure	October 28, 2015
So Much for Swords & Rifles Finding weapons in the ordinary to create a memorable moment. Could you defend yourself with a spiral notebook?

#7278:	Horror/Scary	October 21, 2015
Horrors Close to Home Finding the hidden horror in childhood memories. Can you find that horror story hidden in your past?

#7237:	Action/Adventure	September 30, 2015
When Setting Fuels the Action Using your setting in a creative way to keep readers wondering what will happen next. Would you rather read about a car chase or a dune buggy chase?

#7200:	Drama	September 09, 2015
Tears That Don't Trickle How to write about crying without cliched phrases. Can tears dance or explore or wander across the cheeky plains?

#7188:	Mystery	September 02, 2015
How NOT to Annoy Whodunit Readers Avoiding irksome conclusions that will frustrate your audience Will readers accept the 'who' in your whodunit mystery?

#7176:	Spiritual	August 26, 2015
But They're Not MY Beliefs Create convincing characters with different spiritual backgrounds. How can you make the reader believe what you do not believe?

#7137:	Comedy	August 05, 2015
Using Comedy as a Technique It's not just a genre! How to use comedy for something other than laughs. Should we treat comedy as a writing tool?

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