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The Eight Rules of Writing Episodic Fiction (pt.1)
In case you’ve been so busy shielding your mountain compound against high altitude nuclear EMPs for the last couple of years that you’ve missed it, let…
David Mark Brown
Mar 12, 2020
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Scene Structure: Proactive and Reactive
Photo by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash Unless you’re working on microfiction, flash fiction, or very short stories, your plots will almost always require…
Dave Kavanaugh
Jun 14, 2019
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Episodic Fiction is the Future
If you have followed Fiction Vortex and/or StoryShop for very long, you've probably noticed that we're sorta into episodic storytelling. To be more…
David Mark Brown
Feb 27, 2020
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Taking Risk (Starting a Writing Career) During Disaster
First off, don't for a second think that I'm being dismissive of the pain, loss, and anxiety most of us around the world are experiencing during this…
David Mark Brown
Mar 26, 2020
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Genre Rules & How to Break Them
Image Attributed to Mark Dixon via Flickr By the time someone reads the opening line of a new book, they already have certain expectations. The book’s…
Dave Kavanaugh
May 6, 2019
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Plot Factory Tutorial w/DMB
Getting Started: the Quick and Dirty
David Mark Brown
Jul 27, 2020
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A Story Solution Bonus: The Story Jacket
Enter: The StoryJacket. After the hook and a rough sketch of characters and plot, but before the outline goes too far, we always go through the process…
Sean Platt
Oct 29, 2019
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The KU Disgruntled Are Increasing
While those of us not content with buffet-style subscription reading services such as Kindle Unlimited should certainly not make the mistake of assuming…
Feb 20, 2020
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Lost DMB Files Now Streaming
My Substack Adventure with The Green Ones has gone pretty well over the last few months, so I'm launching a new streaming Substack for the Lost DMB…
DMB
Jun 29, 2020
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How to Write Episodic Fiction: Episode Arc
This post is the second in a series. For the first post (making a case for episodic fiction and emphasizing the importance of having a clear EndGame…
DMB
Dec 2, 2014
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How to Write Episodic Fiction: Live Process
This post is the fourth in a series. For the first post (making a case for episodic fiction and emphasizing the importance of having a clear EndGame…
DMB
Dec 4, 2014
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How to Write Episodic Fiction: Epifiction
In this post, I'll discuss the specific requirements for writing on the Epifiction platform. So, if you aren't in that category, this doesn't apply…
DMB
Dec 1, 2014
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