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Learning center for authors and editors

Interested in a craft or business topic? Stuck on a writing problem? If so, check out these blog posts and podcast episodes.

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Can I Use “Ser” as an Honorific in My Fantasy Novel.png

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Genre Focus: Fantasy fiction

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Cultural Anthropology

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Do I Need Editing Before Sending My Novel to a Literary Agent.png

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Understanding the Fiction Market

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Worldbuilding in Fiction

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Point of View in Fiction

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Story Structure in Fantasy Fiction

Plot and Story Structure in Fiction

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Character in Fiction

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Fiction Developmental editing

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Language and Translation

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How I work

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The Publishing Industry

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