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4 Primary Elements Of A Great Subplot

I love complex stories. I want layers. More characters, more twists, more subplots. As a result, my stories often end up as thick books. As an over-writer, I have to really scrutinize every part of my stories to see if it really needs to be there. Today, I want to Read more

By Liz, 2 weeksOctober 13, 2026 ago

Too Many Characters? 5 Steps To Test Who Stays And Who Goes.

As a writer who loves to error on the side of too much rather than too little, I often struggle against the big bad word count when writing novels. I always need to cut. Cut words. Cut subplots. Cut characters. The latter being the hardest for me as character development Read more

By Liz, 1 monthSeptember 15, 2026 ago