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— B.K. Bass
Inspired by Life: Writing What You Know and Love
Write what you know? Write what you love? How about both?
Making It Personal
Any war-time setting is an exciting backdrop for a narrative; but should the story be about the war, or those who are fighting it?
setting the mood
Take a deep dive analyzing an old cliché, and learn how you can write more effective and efficient opening lines or paragraphs for your own story.
protagonist to antagonist
From protagonists to side characters and from heroes to villains, we often think of our characters in terms of the roles they play in the story. Explore these terms and more and clear up any uncertainty about what role your characters play.
The Journey Home: The Making of What Once Was Home
A five-part retrospective journal on the writing of the novel, the twists it took, the sidetracks in the process, and what B.K. learned along the way.
B.K. Bass, Author and Editor 