As we develop a story idea, how do we know if all the pieces fit together? Guest Jael R. Bakari is sharing her process for keeping track of all the details.

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Writing Process: Developing a Coherent Story — Guest: Jael R. Bakari

Third-person POV ranges from the most distant to the deepest perspectives, so how can we tell where our story falls on the POV spectrum to avoid problems?

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Is Our Story’s Point of View Really What We Think It Is?

For dialogue attribution, action beats are more flexible than dialogue tags for our writing, adding details to our story and immersing readers in the scene.

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How to Improve Our Story with Action Beats

There’s no wrong way to get to “The End” when drafting our book. That includes how some think about chapters as they write and some think about scenes.

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Building a Story: Chapters vs. Scenes