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Author of Sci-Fi Humor series🛸 Intergalactizen's Guide to Taming Earthlings on Substack. + 📚Monthly book reviews +12-post series on building a Story Atlas for developmental edits 📝 Novelist Uncensored section for my writing insights
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4. Knight of Swords vs. Knight of Pentacles (opens the original)
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Do you have 2 characters like these in the novel you’re writing?These two knights are at polar opposite ends of the “action-oriented” spectrum, with the Pentacles side frozen still in contemplation while the Swords side charges ahead faster than anyone can blink! What I’ve found is that forcing these characters into a relationship creates more than enough tension for explosive conflicts in my stories 😈.[✅ I never use AI-generated text on any platform. Go to my <a href="https://jwellenhallnovelis
Sense & Sensibility review: Will the 2026 version be as good as...? (opens the original)
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3. The Magician + The Fool (opens the original)
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Leigh Bardugo's inspiration for Kaz Brekker in "Six of Crows": Anatomy of an Anti-Hero (opens the original)
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2. Building my novel's magic system with Tarot: High Priestess vs. Hierophant as enemies or complements? (opens the original)
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