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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
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Aug 14, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    How I Make Something Funny Without Making the Horror Feel Less Serious In My Writing (opens the original)

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    <img alt="a close up of a yellow police line behind bars" class="sizing-normal" height="4000" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1713950658643-b6882cc08e2b?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYX

  2. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Agreement Is Killing Your Character’s Peaks (opens the original)

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    <img alt="woman with head resting on hand" class="sizing-normal" height="3456" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1508440767412-59ce0b206bbc?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw2fHxkdWxsfGVufDB8fHx8M

  3. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    “If I Don’t Protect Everyone’s Feelings, I’ll Lose Them” (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    The Best Subtext Happens When Both Characters Are Not Saying The Hard Stuff (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="opened door" class="sizing-normal" height="5184" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1535556572967-276cd0ad5cba?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNnx8ZG9vcnxlbnwwfHx8fDE3ODk3NDE2Njl8MA&

  5. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    Someone Already Wrote Your Premise (opens the original)

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