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IndieAuthors.Social NewsContinuing a Series: Enticing Readers to ReturnWhen writing a series, we need to adjust our writing techniques. Last year, we talked about the tricky balance of repeating information in a series from one book to another. We want to avoid giving readers a sense of déjà vu, but we also can’t assume that readers have read (or remember) previous… <a href="https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/06/continuing-a-series/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/06/continuing-a-series/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/ResidentWritingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResidentWritingCoach</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Series" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Series</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingLessons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsThree Strategies for Creating Progressively Escalating ComplicationsUnputdownable stories keep readers off balance, as one scene tips into another, and another, and the next. Each scene’s challenge demands a response, and each response spirals into fresh complications. But compelling stories don’t pile on problems in random… <a href="https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/06/creating-escalating-complications/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/06/creating-escalating-complications/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conflict</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/ResidentWritingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResidentWritingCoach</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingLessons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsBuild These Seven Growth Milestones into Your Character’s ArcWhile there are many kinds of stories, most of them today are about a protagonist navigating a change or growth arc. In this model, the character undergoes a personal journey of evolution; they realize that their hurts, habits, or… <a href="https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/04/build-growth-milestones-into-your-characters-arc/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/04/build-growth-milestones-into-your-characters-arc/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/CharacterArc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacterArc</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Characters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Characters</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/EmotionAmplifierThesaurus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmotionAmplifierThesaurus</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingLessons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsWriting 101: Effective Dialogue TechniquesWelcome to the next post in our Writing 101 series. The first installment covered common mistakes with dialogue mechanics, which are important to master if you want to write clear conversations readers (and editors and agents) can easily follow. But well-written conversations require more than proper… <a href="https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/04/writing-101-effective-dialogue-techniques/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/04/writing-101-effective-dialogue-techniques/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Dialogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dialogue</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingLessons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsFive Ways to Get Your Protagonist to Realize They’re the ProblemWe’ve all heard the writing advice that we need to throw rocks at our protagonists. More obstacles, more tough choices, and more loss test them and force them to grow and change. This is all true and necessary. But one… <a href="https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/04/five-ways-to-get-your-protagonist-to-realize-theyre-the-problem/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/04/five-ways-to-get-your-protagonist-to-realize-theyre-the-problem/</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/CharacterFlaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacterFlaws</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Characters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Characters</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/ResidentWritingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResidentWritingCoach</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingLessons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

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