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Characters that leap off the page: Using interiority to show your characters' inner world
Have you ever heard the phrase, “I want a book where the characters leap right off the page?” If you’ve ever queried before or researched agents, I’m…
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Chelsea Counsell

August 2023

Is 4th Street Fantasy Convention a Dupe for Viable Paradise?
When it comes to writing workshops that center science fiction and fantasy, Viable Paradise is held in great esteem—right up there with Clarion and…
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Chelsea Counsell

June 2023

Dollhouses, Throwaways, Parlor Rooms, and Greebles: How to Build Immersive Fantasy Worlds
Recently I was thinking about my time at Viable Paradise, (which I have feelings on, which I will definitely write about at a later point), and I asked…
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Chelsea Counsell

May 2023

Writer’s Block, Laziness, and Perseverance in Writing: How to Gentle Parent Yourself into Writing Again
Lately I feel as though I have come to a catastrophic full stop in my fantasy writing. Like, I’m here doing this (the blog), but what of aCATemy, which…
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Chelsea Counsell

April 2023

March 2023

February 2023

The Invisible Costs of Social Media: How it Harms Writers
In my more recent blog posts, I mentioned feeling burned out and wanting to defragment my brain. This is probably relatable to most people at this…
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Chelsea Counsell
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January 2023

April 2022

A pause in the constant creation machine
How rest is necessary to create
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Chelsea Counsell
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February 2022

HOW TO FIND AN AGENT
UTILIZING META TAGS AND TWITTER ADVANCED SEARCH TO KICK QUERYING’S BUTT
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Chelsea Counsell
How to Figure out What You Love So You Can Write What You Love
Hey everybody! Thanks so much for being here! My newest post (part of my hopes to put out a post twice monthly) is about figuring out what you love so…
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Chelsea Counsell

January 2022

Showing vs. telling
When is it appropriate to tell rather than show?
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Chelsea Counsell
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