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Sprinkle in a Little Backstory
Backstory = meaning
Oct 15 • 
Sam Cameron
2
2
How to Write Comics
Even if you can't draw
Oct 8 • 
Sam Cameron
1:21:00
Everyone Needs a Secret Lab
Dee Dee! Get out of my lab-or-a-tory!
Oct 1 • 
Sam Cameron
2
How to get better feedback
A critique group toolkit
Sep 17 • 
Sam Cameron
What writers can learn from other art forms
Or, How to torture yourself a little less
Sep 10 • 
Sam Cameron
15
4
Writing the Messy Middle
How do you get to "The End"?
Sep 3 • 
Sam Cameron
1
53:52
Where My Demons Hide
Tap into your protagonist's inner turmoil
Aug 27 • 
Sam Cameron
3
5 Secrets to Hook Your Reader in Chapter 1
And keep them reading
Aug 13 • 
Sam Cameron
2
1:05:55
What's your book's theme song?
Using music to unblock your writing.
Jul 30 • 
Sam Cameron
3
2
"Just Forget About Time"
An interview with author Amy James
Jul 23 • 
Sam Cameron
2
1:03:49
The Ugly Tourist
An Exercise for Voice
Jul 16 • 
Sam Cameron
1
Layer 3 Revisions
Good Writing Comes Last
Jul 9 • 
Sam Cameron
4
2
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