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World Building

• Basic Geography
• Commerce and Economy
• Technology
• Changing History
• How to describe things people have never seen before

Character

• Creating 3-Dimensional Characters
• How to write characters with different genders than your own

Basic Writing Skills

• Dealing with Tropes
• Editing Methods
• Dealing with Sex
• Incorporating Science
• Keeping technical details interesting
• Dialogue
• Blocking
• Dealing with Adverbs
• Dealing with “Show, Don’t Tell”
• Narrative Voice
• Point of View
• Realism
• Humor
• How to get started
• Cross-over genres
• How to keep up productivity
• Designing coherent plots

The Business of Writing

• Dealing with Developmental Editors
• Marketing
• Book Reviewers
• What not to do with Agents
• How to find the people you need (designers, editors, etc)
• Managing life and writing
• Finding mentors
• How to build your online platform