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BOOKFOX LAB. Get a mentor and join a community of writers: https://thejohnfox.com/bookfox-lab/ Antonya Nelson's essay is not available online, but you can get it here: https://amzn.to/4dM5nMc COURSES: Use my 10 courses in Bookfox Academy, with 230+ videos, to write your novel: https://thejohnfox.com/writing-courses/ EMAILS: Get emails about writing from me: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ MY BOOK: Buy my book, "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Timestamps 00:00 Intro 1:10 Write a story about something that happened to you 2:32 Change the Point of View 4:00 Create a Ticking Clock 5:28 Create Props/Objects 7:17 Create a Transitional Situation 8:46 Add a World Event 10:14 Add Binary Forces 11:57 Freytag's Pyramid 13:41 Experiment

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