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Kelli Sallman Writing & Editing

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4 Books to Help You Nail NaNoWriMo

November 4, 2021 Kelli Sallman

Stepping stones to 50,000 words.

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Resources for Giving Your Story Depth

July 23, 2021 Kelli Sallman

Three writing resources infrequently mentioned, but exquisitely wrought.

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Creating Something Out of Nothing

June 24, 2021 Kelli Sallman

How to create vivid character, setting, and conflict in the first ten pages.

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Art to the Glory of God

November 22, 2019 Callie Johnson

Is God most satisfied in us when we are most satisfied in him? What does this mean for art?

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Literary Tropes and Playing the Long Game

September 20, 2019 Callie Johnson

Why literary tropes matter (and why you should know the difference between synecdoche and syllepsis).

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Five Books to Level Up Your Storytelling

August 23, 2019 Callie Johnson

Push yourself to grow!

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Two Books for Memorable Writing

August 2, 2019 Kelli Sallman
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Resources to make your writing shine!

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How Aristotle Nailed the Art of Story

July 26, 2019 Callie Johnson

3 Rules for Modern Storytellers

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Drawing a (Good) Villain

May 31, 2019 Kelli Sallman

You don’t need trench coats or guns. Create a chilling antagonist without the cliches.

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10 Kids Books Every Adult Should Read

April 19, 2019 Kelli Sallman

Looking to add to your summer reading list? Here are five kid’s books and  five young adult books that every grown-up should read.

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Framing a Moment

March 15, 2019 Callie Johnson

My professor’s idea of an unforgiveable sin was putting adverbs before a character’s line. If he couldn’t tell the emotion of my character by what she said and did, applying a bandage adverb wouldn’t help.

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