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I'm John Matthew Fox of Bookfox and I help authors write better fiction. Authors who worked with me have been published by Random House, sold more than 100,0...

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Everyone's Plot Is PREDICTABLE Until They Learn THIS

These 10 “Rules for Novelists” ENRAGED the Writing Community

8 Writing Techniques that Fix Sloppy Scenes (Never Bore Readers Again)

Unless you want your book to bomb, do THIS in the first 20 pages

How to get 1% better at writing every day

Most Novels Have Nothing to Say – Make Yours Different

8 Mistakes that Sabotage Any Hope for Your Novel

7 Plot Structures, from Easy to Crazy Difficult (Editor Explains)

10 Worst Lines of Dialogue Ever Written (and how you can do better)

Fix 90% of Your Novel’s Problems in One Week

The 8 Worst Story Tropes of All Time

Pick One of These 8 Plot Twists… Your Story Won't Be the Same

8 Ways to Create Page-Turning Tension WITHOUT a Single Cliffhanger

You've Got It ALL WRONG About Cliches

8 Ways You’re Screwing up Your Climax (From an Editor)

Give Me 12 Minutes & I’ll Make You Dangerously Good at Writing

8 Weird Opening Strategies for Your Novel That Actually Work

The Future of Writing Five 2026 Trends You NEED to Know

If your novel idea is any good, it’ll pass these 8 tests

8 Storytelling Secrets Pulp Writers Knew (That We’ve Lost)

Our Favorite Writing Advice Of The Year for 2025 (14 Channels Featured)

Pro Writers Swear by these 8 Plotting Techniques

The Hidden Moral Code Behind Every Bestselling Novel

These SMALL SHIFTS solved 90% of my Pacing Problems

Stop Making These 9 Character Mistakes

Steal This 13-Beat Formula Behind Bestselling Crime Novels

17 Harsh Truths I Wish I Knew Before Publishing my First Book

9 Writing Strategies of Authors in the Top 1%

8 Unspoken Rules of Short Stories (That Beginners Always Miss)

8 Tricks to Take Your Writing from Robotic to Pro-Level