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Bethany’s Best: Story Structure & More

Each month I take a moment to pause and share a few things I’ve found to be helpful and fun along the adventure of living and writing well. I hope you find them to be enlightening and encouraging! Article Roundup: Story Structure Story structure is the framework that holds our stories together and helps them resonate with our readers. It […]

Bethany’s Best: Writing Conflict, Cooking Vegetables, and Taking Naps

Bethany’s Best: Creating Conflict, Cooking Vegetables, and Taking Naps

Each month I take a moment to pause and share a few things I’ve found to be helpful and fun along the journey as a busy writer. I hope you find them to be enlightening and encouraging! Article Roundup: Creating Conflict Conflict is what adds excitement and purpose to our stories and keeps readers engaged. […]

Steps to Success Part 3: Creating an Outline

Steps to Success is a series walking us through the process of writing a novel from beginning to end. As always, personal preferences and experiences differ. This guide is based in part on my own experiences as well as from authors I have worked with and/or learned from along the way. Today we’re talking about […]