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2024 Recap
Use Scope to Keep Your Novel on Track
Use Scope to Keep Your Novel on Track
How to Incorporate Backstory
How to Incorporate Backstory
Lost In the World of “The Argus”
Lost In the World of “The Argus”
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It’s Pub Day!
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Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird - Henry Lien
Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird - Henry Lien
The Art of Dramatic Writing - Lajos Egri
The Art of Dramatic Writing - Lajos Egri
Pathogenesis - Jonathan Kennedy
Pathogenesis - Jonathan Kennedy
The Let Them Theory - Mel Robbins
The Let Them Theory - Mel Robbins

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A New Short Story

“The Argus” is in As We Convene from Inked In Grey Press. 16 stories. 16 settings. If you love worldbuilding, this anthology is for you.