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Author Archives: Jess Lourey

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How Traditionally Published Authors Can Repackage and Self-Publish Their Backlist

A checklist for repackaging and republishing your own backlist after you get rights reverted from your traditional publisher.

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Classic Story Structures and What They Teach Us About Novel Plotting

Turns out there is only one universal rule of plot, and it goes back to what Joseph Campbell uncovered: every single story worth telling is about transformation via trials.

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Pantser or Plotter? Deciding Which Can Save Your Writing Life

Half of writers are plotters, and the other half are pantsers. One is not the right way or the wrong way; there is only the way that works best for you.

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