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    I Lost! Here's Why I Still Won!
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 4 min

    I Lost! Here's Why I Still Won!

    Ever faced a disappointment in life? Me too. Here's how I am turning my latest into a win!
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    How to Plot Act I- The Catalyst
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 5 min

    How to Plot Act I- The Catalyst

    What pushes your character out of their boring normal world and onto their adventure? Read this post to find out!
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    How to Plot... Act I- The Hook
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 6 min

    How to Plot... Act I- The Hook

    If your readers aren't interested, they won't keep reading! Check out how to make a strong hook here.
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    How to start writing a book? Plot
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 4 min

    How to start writing a book? Plot

    Why plot? It keeps your reader interested. Here are some basics. The first step toward your epic story!
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    Elements of Fiction- The Big Ponderings
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 6 min

    Elements of Fiction- The Big Ponderings

    This post will go through the big ponderings of fiction which include point of view, theme, and style!
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    Elements of Fiction- The Big W's"
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 7 min

    Elements of Fiction- The Big W's"

    Ever wondered where to start your story? We consume story constantly, but it's hard to start from scratch! Elements of fiction help!
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    Where do story ideas come from?
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 4 min

    Where do story ideas come from?

    On the notion of the best-selling idea- One of the most common interview question posed to a writer is how did you come up with your...
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    Top 25! Save the Cat Competition
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 4 min

    Top 25! Save the Cat Competition

    A lot has happened since my last post! 1) Harvard found my thesis advisor! 2) Schools out for summer! 3) I made it into the top 25 of the...
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    Unreliable Narration: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 4 min

    Unreliable Narration: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

    If you haven't read the first post in this series, check it out here! This post will be an analysis of The Seven Death of Evelyn...
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    What is an Unreliable Narrator? #1
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 3 min

    What is an Unreliable Narrator? #1

    “True! —nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad?” (Poe 199). Even if one has not read...
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    Do Things Feel Impossible? Chunk It Out!
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 5 min

    Do Things Feel Impossible? Chunk It Out!

    I don't have a lot of time to contribute to the blog at the moment. It saddens me, but I have a lot going on in the next couple of weeks!...
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    Book Review: Howdunit Series!
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 4 min

    Book Review: Howdunit Series!

    I have a shopping problem. For being a frugal person, to the point where I wash zip-lock bags and reuse them, I spend an exorbitant...
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    Writing the Spec Script- Plotting
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 5 min

    Writing the Spec Script- Plotting

    Note: This is the second post in a three post series about writing a Spec Script. If you haven't read the first post, you can find it...
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    Writing the Spec Script- Pre-work
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 4 min

    Writing the Spec Script- Pre-work

    I just typed ‘The End’ for my first spec script. It’s a first draft, a very messy one (I did the actual writing in just four days), but...
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    Three Quotes of Inspiration from Roth, Hemingway and Faulkner!
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 2 min

    Three Quotes of Inspiration from Roth, Hemingway and Faulkner!

    1. "The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress" - Philip Roth Why it matters- If you never finish writing and resist showing it to...
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    Trust your body!
    Heidi Sawitzke
    • 3 min

    Trust your body!

    I have been hustling. Like, seriously, any time not at work I’ve been writing. You see, I still have nine weeks of my teaching contract...
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