Writing Stories That Refuse to Stay in One Box

Writing Craft
2013
Featuring Alex Hughes, Chris F Holm, Karen McCullah, Kourtney Heintz

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Alex Hughes, Chris F. Holm, Karen McCullah, and Kourtney Heintz explore the creative freedom and challenges of writing stories that cross genre lines. They discuss how to balance tone, pacing, and reader expectations so different genres can coexist naturally within a single novel.

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