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All It Took to Get That Scene Published Was 23 Years

Author Michael Kardos shares how it took him 23 years to get a specific scene published in the right novel.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/all-it-took-to-get-that-scene-published-was-23-years

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How to Add Value With a Prologue

Author Catherine Hokin breaks down how to add value to your novel with a prologue, including four prologue pitfalls and three opportunities.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/how-to-add-value-with-a-prologue

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Probably the best answer to a question I asked a player was "Chocolate."

The question was "What smell greets you as you open the door to the wizard's tower?"

Now instead of a necromancer, we're dealing with a rogue gastromancer with a pastry grudge and the trap on floor three is a cauldron of bewitching molten chocolate.

Always ask players to contribute to the world building and scene description.

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Here's something I wrote about The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (which I loved). It's about a scene written out of order to create a sort of ghost of itself, but I also talk about scene building more generally--how it's usually done, the effect that has, and what can happen when you choose something different. (To be clear, I like all ways!)

https://bit.ly/GhostBrideOutOrder

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