If you’ve been on the writing scene for a while, you may have heard the terms “whump” and “hurt comfort” floating around. What do these

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Whew. It’s been a while. But here it is. The giant list of plot ideas. When I first sat down to write this, I couldn’t

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Let’s say your character is fighting a battle, and they slowly start to bleed out, until their vision fades to black and they fall unconscious.

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So you’re writing a fantasy story, and the characters must travel across the plains to defeat the evil dragon. Or your character is travelling to

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So. You want to bring a character back to life. Most of the time, resurrecting characters from the dead is frowned upon. A lot of

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Love is probably one of the most common tropes to write about. It’s full of emotions, it has a clear-cut ending (either happiness or heartbreak),

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Have you written a prequel before? Let’s face it— you’ve done a lot of worldbuilding for your novel. But there’s not enough space for all

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Brainwashing and mind control are two of the most popular writing tropes. Whether your character is a cult member, tortured into accepting their new beliefs,

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Have you ever dreamed about growing a huge fanbase for your YA trilogy or series? Do you count success as the number of adoring fans

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Hello everyone! Pro Story Builders has been up for one whole year! Man, time flies. We got through the first year of blogging, and we’re

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