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What’s In a Name: Introducing Intrepidlode

June 17, 2026 No Comments

Constructing Awesome Openings

August 25, 2025 No Comments

The Dazzle Is In the Details

August 18, 2025 No Comments

Focus Your Flash: Feature, Move, or Kill Your Darlings

August 11, 2025 No Comments

MM Schreier, Breaking the Rules, Intrepidus Ink, Aug 2025

Breaking the Rules: Doing It With Intention and Style

August 4, 2025 No Comments

MM Schreier, Metaphor or Magic, July 2025

Metaphor or Magic: How to Get the Reader to Accept the Absurd

July 28, 2025 No Comments

Character Voice: It’s Not Just What They Say

July 23, 2025 No Comments

Worldbuilding Through Subtext

May 28, 2025 No Comments

Conflict: The Author’s Essential Tool

May 12, 2025 No Comments

Essay #3 of 3 on Story Anatomy by Allison Renner

Avoiding Stories That Go Nowhere

May 5, 2025 No Comments

Essay #2 of 3 on Story Anatomy by Allison Renner

The Art of Focus: Slice-of-Life V. Narrative Arc

April 28, 2025 No Comments

Essay #1 of 3 on Story Anatomy by Allison Renner

The Shift Moment: How to Transform a Static Scene Into an Unforgettable Experience

April 21, 2025 No Comments

Essay #3 (Emotion) Series on Action, Danger, and Emotion By Sean McNicholl

Emotional Writing: Learn the Secret How-Tos From Two Masterful Authors

April 14, 2025 No Comments

Essay #2 (Danger) Series on Action, Danger, and Emotion Mar 31, Apr 7, and Apr 21

Writing Danger: Add the Forbidden and High Stakes (and Connect Authentically & Emotionally with Readers)

April 7, 2025 No Comments

You Don’t Have to Be An Action Writer to Use Action Writing; Tips to Make Your Action Moments POP!

March 31, 2025 No Comments

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