How to Effectively Use Foreshadowing in Your Novel
What’s that on the horizon? Is it a bird…? A plane…? Well, if it’s your story and you’re hinting at what’s coming later, then it’s
What’s that on the horizon? Is it a bird…? A plane…? Well, if it’s your story and you’re hinting at what’s coming later, then it’s
Why Mastering This Technique Improves Your Fiction What is narrative distance? In essence, narrative distance is another way of describing how close (or distant) your
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HOW THINKING THROUGH THE BIG PICTURE CAN BENEFIT YOUR BOOK At Two Birds, we definitely get the appeal of following inspiration as it hits. There’s
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