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Writing Quick Guides
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Writing Quick Guides

Robert B. Marks
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Non-fiction
Writing Quick Guides
Writing Quick Guides
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  • Rule #1

    Episode 1

    Rule #1

    Jul 29, 2022839 views

  • The Opening Sentence

    Episode 2

    The Opening Sentence

    Jul 29, 2022340 views

  • "Show, don't tell"

    Episode 3

    "Show, don't tell"

    Jul 29, 2022278 views

  • Pulling off a plot twist

    Episode 4

    Pulling off a plot twist

    Jul 29, 2022278 views

  • Creating an effect on the reader in a scene

    Episode 5

    Creating an effect on the reader in a scene

    Jul 29, 2022222 views

  • Creating compelling strong female (and male) characters

    Episode 6

    Creating compelling strong female (and male) characters

    Jul 29, 2022256 views

  • Creating a good character

    Episode 7

    Creating a good character

    Jul 29, 2022370 views

  • The infodump

    Episode 8

    The infodump

    Jul 29, 2022218 views

  • The opening

    Episode 9

    The opening

    Jul 30, 2022274 views

  • Earning character deaths

    Episode 10

    Earning character deaths

    Jul 30, 2022216 views

  • "The Message"

    Episode 11

    "The Message"

    Aug 06, 2022206 views

  • The Superman dilemma

    Episode 12

    The Superman dilemma

    Aug 07, 2022218 views

  • Suspension of disbelief

    Episode 13

    Suspension of disbelief

    Aug 13, 2022191 views

  • Narrative tension

    Episode 14

    Narrative tension

    Aug 13, 2022182 views

  • Subverting expectations

    Episode 15

    Subverting expectations

    Aug 14, 2022226 views

  • The "rules" of writing

    Episode 16

    The "rules" of writing

    Aug 17, 2022215 views

  • Research

    Episode 17

    Research

    Aug 20, 2022204 views

  • Marketing

    Episode 18

    Marketing

    Aug 21, 2022210 views

  • Diversity

    Episode 19

    Diversity

    Sep 01, 2022182 views

  • Pacing (and to a degree, plotting)

    Episode 20

    Pacing (and to a degree, plotting)

    Sep 03, 2022202 views

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  • RobertBMarks
    Robert B. Marks
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Description

New to the craft? Trying to figure out how to create strong and compelling characters? Want to know how to create suspense, or bring a tear to your readers' eyes?

Then this is the series for you.

I'm Robert B. Marks, an author, editor, and publisher. I've been writing professionally since 1998, and I've got hundreds of publication credits under my belt. I also teach writing and disaster analysis to fourth year math and engineering students at my local university. And I've done a lot thinking about the craft of writing and storytelling over the last few years.

These are my quick guides to many of the techniques and tools you will be using as a storyteller, highlighting how the mechanisms behind them work. Most are principles that will get you best results, but there is one hard rule. Hopefully, these tips should be able to help your stories soar to new heights.

There is no regular update schedule, but any quick guides that appear in the Tapas Forums will also be posted here.

Want to support this and other fiction and non-fiction projects? I've now got a Ko-fi page, with exclusive member content: https://ko-fi.com/robertbmarks

#characters#writing#Plot#storytelling

Completed series

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  • Non-fiction

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Details

New to the craft? Trying to figure out how to create strong and compelling characters? Want to know how to create suspense, or bring a tear to your readers' eyes?

Then this is the series for you.

I'm Robert B. Marks, an author, editor, and publisher. I've been writing professionally since 1998, and I've got hundreds of publication credits under my belt. I also teach writing and disaster analysis to fourth year math and engineering students at my local university. And I've done a lot thinking about the craft of writing and storytelling over the last few years.

These are my quick guides to many of the techniques and tools you will be using as a storyteller, highlighting how the mechanisms behind them work. Most are principles that will get you best results, but there is one hard rule. Hopefully, these tips should be able to help your stories soar to new heights.

There is no regular update schedule, but any quick guides that appear in the Tapas Forums will also be posted here.

Want to support this and other fiction and non-fiction projects? I've now got a Ko-fi page, with exclusive member content: https://ko-fi.com/robertbmarks

#characters#writing#Plot#storytelling

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