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Every story needs to incorporate each of these story elements to some degree. By having a firm grasp on what each of them are and how they fit into your story, you can become more confident and competent in your novel writing. So, let’s take a look at each of them in a bit more…

When you write, you will usually have a mix of things that are happening around your protagonist (for the purpose of this article, we’ll assume the protagonist is the point of view character in any given scene), and things that your protagonist is thinking and doing. If you don’t know any better, you will switch…

The second most important tool in a novel writers plotting toolbox. You know how when you first start out in writing, you feel there must be rules of thumb, techniques that you can use, accepted structures that create a decent novel. Then you have a Eureka moment when you discover the Hero’s Journey and things…