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• Episode #642: How Meditation Can Inspire Your Next Story: Whether you’re using a guided approach or just freewheeling, here are five ideas for how meditation can inspire your next story idea.
• Episode #643: How to Use Archetypes in a Series: Consider the following four approaches to how to use archetypes in a series so you can determine which feels most resonant for your story.
• Episode #644: “There and Back Again”: The Lord of the Rings and the Power of Despair in Fiction: To create fiction that offers life-changing hope, authors must be willing to also embrace the power of despair in fiction. Here are 5 tips.