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The Dead World follows Kyle and his three friends as they embark on a journey to save themselves from abusive adults in the CTS.
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Tyler Kelley
- May 9, 2021
- 6 min
The World of Tehrahey - Mapmaking
Creating Tehrahey was a lot of work, both in the sense of simply creating ideas and concepts and in the sense of creating an actual map.
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Tyler Kelley
- Apr 25, 2021
- 6 min
What Is the Traveler Series?
The Traveler series follows Kyle and his friends as they learn about magic and the existence of other worlds besides their own.
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Tyler Kelley
- Apr 17, 2021
- 5 min
Review: The Wing Thief
The story follows Vista, a water fairy living in the magical forest of Letherea and written by Samantha Atkins.
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Tyler Kelley
- Apr 9, 2021
- 5 min
The Dreaded and Amazing: “Show, Don’t Tell”
Gone are the days when most readers were comfortable with a narrator telling them everything they needed to know.
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Tyler Kelley
- Apr 2, 2021
- 9 min
Save the Cat! in Ocarina of Time
After completing the game, I examined the story of it and compared it to my favorite little story plot map, the Save the Cat! beat sheet.
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Tyler Kelley
- Mar 26, 2021
- 6 min
Description Practice: New Game
I’ve seen plenty of awesome places in the virtual world, so why not describe them?
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Tyler Kelley
- Mar 19, 2021
- 5 min
Review: Halo: New Blood
The book I recently read is Halo: New Blood and focuses on a different hero from this vast universe, Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck.
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Tyler Kelley
- Mar 12, 2021
- 6 min
The Importance of Having a Good Hook
The hook can be a single sentence or a single scene. It really doesn’t matter as long as it’s attention-grabbing and comes at the beginning
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Tyler Kelley
- Mar 5, 2021
- 9 min
The Taboo Genre: Fanfiction
Fanfiction allows both the readers and the writers to continue going on adventures and spend time with the characters they love.
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Tyler Kelley
- Feb 26, 2021
- 5 min
Review: Minecraft: The Island
The Island was written by Max Brooks, the guy who wrote World War Z. It is a young adult book published in 2017. It is a survival story ...
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Tyler Kelley
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
Planner, Pantser, or Plantser,
Chances are you have come across the terms planner and pantser a couple of times. But what do they mean?
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Tyler Kelley
- Feb 12, 2021
- 10 min
How to Write Romance, Sort Of
Romance is repeatedly one of the top-selling genres year after year and regularly brings in over a billion dollars.
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Tyler Kelley
- Feb 5, 2021
- 6 min
Description Practice: Coffee Shop
I discovered a coffee shop that isn’t like your run of the mill Starbucks. No, this one is much more unique and memorable.
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Tyler Kelley
- Jan 29, 2021
- 5 min
Review: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
This time around, I want to review The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy written by Douglas Adams and first published in 1979.
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Tyler Kelley
- Jan 22, 2021
- 5 min
How to Shut Up Your Inner Editor
Should you start with dialogue, a description of the scene, or some inner monologue from your main character? You can’t decide.
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Tyler Kelley
- Jan 15, 2021
- 5 min
The Three-Act Structure of the Year
In order to get a better understanding of the three-act structure, we can apply the concept to the year and its season.
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Tyler Kelley
- Jan 8, 2021
- 3 min
Description Practice: Snow Storm
This time around I did things a little differently. I decided to attempt making some poetry.
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Tyler Kelley
- Jan 1, 2021
- 9 min
We All Have to Start Somewhere
It takes time and effort to get from a first draft to a published piece of work. The amazing things we’ve read over the years weren’t....
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Tyler Kelley
- Dec 25, 2020
- 3 min
How to Give Praise
Let’s be honest, it shouldn’t be. Giving someone praise should be as simple as: “Hey, I like this. You did a good job. Please make more.”
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