Jami Gold's Blog: Jami Gold, Paranormal Author

What Does It Mean to Be an Author in an AI World?

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It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared:

insights on how to approach an overwhelming revisionhow to increase the stakes (the consequences for failure) in our story7 ways to indicate time passage in our stories (and 2 issues to watch out for)how to translate story beats to any genre...

Keeping Our Series Fresh for Readers

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It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared:

insights on how to approach an overwhelming revisionhow to increase the stakes (the consequences for failure) in our story7 ways to indicate time passage in our stories (and 2 issues to watch out for)how to translate story beats to any genre...

How to Make Themes Work Together

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It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared:

insights on how to approach an overwhelming revisionhow to increase the stakes (the consequences for failure) in our story7 ways to indicate time passage in our stories (and 2 issues to watch out for)how to translate story beats to any genre...

Story Tropes: Lazy Shortcuts, or Opportunities for Depth?

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It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared:

insights on how to approach an overwhelming revisionhow to increase the stakes (the consequences for failure) in our story7 ways to indicate time passage in our stories (and 2 issues to watch out for)how to translate story beats to any genre...

Need a Lot of Backstory? Options for Structuring Your Story

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It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared:

insights on how to approach an overwhelming revisionhow to increase the stakes (the consequences for failure) in our story7 ways to indicate time passage in our stories (and 2 issues to watch out for)how to translate story beats to any genrehow and why we sh...

Inner Conflict: How to Resolve Our Character’s Internal Arc — Guest: Angela Ackerman

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As storytellers, we often hear about adding conflict to our story. However, our first instincts for adding conflict typically rely on external conflict, the obvious plot-driven obstacles and events that feel tangible: car chases, arguments, betrayals, kidnappings, etc.

That’s understandable, as their tangible nature makes them seem like easy fixes for improving pacing or other story issues. But many times, internal conflict can also fix t...

How Can We Avoid Readers’ Deja Vu in a Series?

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It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared:

insights on how to approach an overwhelming revisionhow to increase the stakes (the consequences for failure) in our story7 ways to indicate time passage in our stories (and 2 issues to watch out for)how to translate story beats to any genrehow and why we sh...

How to Portray Strong Friendships

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It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared:

insights on how to approach an overwhelming revisionhow to increase the stakes (the consequences for failure) in our story7 ways to indicate time passage in our stories (and 2 issues to watch out for)how to translate story beats to any genrehow and why we sh...

How to Point Readers’ Attention in the Right Direction

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It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared:

insights on how to approach an overwhelming revisionhow to increase the stakes (the consequences for failure) in our story7 ways to indicate time passage in our stories (and 2 issues to watch out for)how to translate story beats to any genrehow and why we sh...

How Can We Define Our Story’s Essence?

Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author :

It’s time for another one of my guest posts over at Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi’s Writers Helping Writers site. As one of their Resident Writing Coaches, I’ve previously shared:

insights on how to approach an overwhelming revisionhow to increase the stakes (the consequences for failure) in our story7 ways to indicate time passage in our stories (and 2 issues to watch out for)how to translate story beats to any genrehow and why we sh...