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Kyle Willey

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Can Your Writing Change the World?

Writing isn’t something to scoff at. It’s an endeavor and requires the respect due any craft. Even those of us…
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Posted on: March 29, 2021 Last updated on: March 29, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: Kyle

“Reaction” (Part 3)

The new Marn stretched. It felt constrained in ways it couldn’t explain. The new body was a restriction. But it…
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Posted on: March 26, 2021 Last updated on: March 26, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: Kyle

Effort and Reward (Avoiding Burnout Part 1)

Have you ever burned out when working on a project? This might be because you didn’t consider effort and reward…
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Posted on: March 24, 2021 Last updated on: March 24, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: Kyle

Ten Commandments of Showing Off (Part 3)

I’ve been working on this series to help people show off work, especially writing. Today we’re going to wrap up…
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Posted on: March 22, 2021 Last updated on: March 25, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: Kyle

“Reaction” (Part 2)

Marn stepped out into the clearing, wild fractals fracturing under his boots. The figure couldn’t have gone far. He rubbed…
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Posted on: March 19, 2021 Last updated on: March 19, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: Kyle

Dialogue As Action: Saying the Story

Dialogue is a sticky point for many writers. It’s hard to make characters talk convincingly and move the story forward.…
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Posted on: March 17, 2021 Last updated on: March 17, 2021 Comments: 1 Written by: Kyle

The Ten Commandments of Showing Off (Part 2)

A couple weeks ago I started this series, which focuses on mistakes not to make when you’re trying to show…
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Posted on: March 15, 2021 Last updated on: March 25, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: Kyle

Sci-Fi For Everyone: Four Tricks to Write Sci-Fi Anyone Will Read

As a multi-genre writer who writes sci-fi, I need to figure out how to retain my core audience while writing…
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Posted on: March 10, 2021 Last updated on: April 21, 2021 Comments: 1 Written by: Kyle

Year of a Million Words Update 3: Looking Up

Last time I talked about my Year of a Million Words project, I was in pretty rough shape because I’d…
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Posted on: March 8, 2021 Last updated on: March 17, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: Kyle

“Reaction” (Part 1)

Author’s note: This is part of a short story that I’m working on for my upcoming game Exoworld, which you…
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Posted on: March 5, 2021 Last updated on: March 5, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: Kyle
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