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Rising and Falling Plot Action and Tension
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Use Setting to Deepen Readers’ Appreciation Of Your Protagonist’s Character Emotional Development
A story is about a character transformed over time by the dramatic action. To make this character transformation more dramatic, …
How Much Backstory in the Beginning is Too Much and How Little is Too Little?
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