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Tips on: surprise me!

Dive in with “Once upon a time…”

A tip about a centuries-old way to begin stories

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How big is a detail?

A tip about the enormous value of tiny details

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Bringing a character back to life

A tip about whether a dearly departed character should ever be brought back to life

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The carrot trick (for the brain )

A tip about getting brains to write, even when they are feeling stubborn

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Learning from each story

A tip about seeing stories as places to learn (the first in a series of tips that come from the writing of “The Waking Prince”)

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