• Happy Halloween
• What makes a story scary?
• Why do we write them? Read them?

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• What is “pantsing”?
• NaNoWriMo
• How do you plan your story? Techniques for brainstorming

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• What is a Metaphor?
• What is a prophecy?
• How is each used in literature?
• Your classic compare/contrast — like a BOSS.

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• Last week we talked about setting -- we'll recap that
• What is Worldbuilding?
• How to do it

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• What is setting?
• How does setting impact the story? A PESTEL analysis.
• How do you decide where to put the story?
• Can you write about a place you’ve never been?

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• What are stakes?
• Why do you need them?
• Low, high, internal, and other types
• How do you raise them without putting everyone in life threatening danger?

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• What your character wants
• Needs and wants are different
• Tropes and cliches
• How to introduce it

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• The Frenemy is what exactly?
• Like a villain, but not
• How do you write one?
• Do you have to have one? Why or why not?

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• Is Amazon a bully? Amazon and Antitrust Laws
• It’s that #PitMad time again
• What inspires the stories you write?

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