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Meet the Kids: Kyle
The Dead World follows Kyle and his three friends as they embark on a journey to save themselves from abusive adults in the CTS.
Tyler Kelley
May 24, 20215 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
May 9, 20216 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Apr 25, 20216 min read
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Review: The Wing Thief
The story follows Vista, a water fairy living in the magical forest of Letherea and written by Samantha Atkins.
Tyler Kelley
Apr 17, 20215 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Apr 9, 20215 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Apr 2, 20219 min read
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Description Practice: New Game
I’ve seen plenty of awesome places in the virtual world, so why not describe them?
Tyler Kelley
Mar 26, 20216 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Mar 19, 20215 min read
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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
Tyler Kelley
Mar 12, 20216 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Mar 5, 20219 min read
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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 ...
Tyler Kelley
Feb 26, 20215 min read
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Planner, Pantser, or Plantser,
Chances are you have come across the terms planner and pantser a couple of times. But what do they mean?
Tyler Kelley
Feb 19, 20214 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Feb 12, 202110 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Feb 5, 20216 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Jan 29, 20215 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Jan 22, 20215 min read
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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.
Tyler Kelley
Jan 15, 20215 min read
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Description Practice: Snow Storm
This time around I did things a little differently. I decided to attempt making some poetry.
Tyler Kelley
Jan 8, 20213 min read
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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....
Tyler Kelley
Jan 1, 20219 min read
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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.”
Tyler Kelley
Dec 25, 20203 min read
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