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Pilots and opening chapters do the same job under different attention currencies. Three pilots, three craft moves you can use in chapter one.

Serial fiction lives or dies on chapter endings. Here are five cliffhanger patterns that consistently outperform the generic "to be continued."

Looking for more worldbuilding tips? Check out this article with examples from J.R.R. Tolkien to help you create unique and exciting worlds for our July 2022 Worldbuilding Short Fiction Contest!

Are you looking for spooky Halloween movies to enjoy that can also teach you how to improve your writing? Look no further than the films of Tim Burton.

There’s nothing more heart-wrenching than watching a character sacrifice themselves for the greater good. Here are ten self-sacrificial characters in fiction.

Flash fiction stories generally have to be 2k words or less, which can be tough to pull off. Here are fifteen great flash fiction stories.

You can write fantasy or science fiction, but you can also blend the two! Here are seven genre-fusing science fantasy books.

One frequent complaint in young adult fiction is that the protagonists don’t seem human or relatable. Here are seven protagonists who seem like real people.

We recently covered tips for what you should do when writing for teens. Now here are five writing mistakes you can make that will turn off a teen audience.

It's lovely to watch characters become friends and how that friendship grows over time. Here are ten YA and children’s books that celebrate friendship.