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Who Tells Your Story?
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The Beautiful Mess of the Middle
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The Secret Life of Sentences
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When Your Dentist Becomes Your Producer
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Plot Diagnostics: Six Questions That Fix Broken Stories
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Finding Your Story’s True Home: A Writer’s Guide to Choosing the Right Medium
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The Genre Revolution: Science Fiction Makes Emmy History
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The Collaboration Advantage: When 1 + 1 = 3
How to find and work with writing partners who elevate your craft, five proven collaboration structures that actually work, real-world[…]
FROM THE PAGE TO THE SCREEN: Crafting Visual Stories
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When Someone Beats You to the Punch: A Writer’s Guide to Creative Reinvention
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The Synopsis Survival Guide
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