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I Took Neil Gaiman’s Masterclass - Here's What I Learned.

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Here's the best writing advice I learned from Neil Gaiman's excellent Masterclass.
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⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introduction
1:55 Truth in Fiction
5:35 Sources of Inspiration 
9:36 Finding your Voice
13:13 Developing the Story
20:07 Short Stories
22:02 Dialogue and Character
25:59 Worldbuilding
29:31 Descriptions
32:42 Genre
34:08 Writer’s Block
37:14 Editing
41:15 My biggest takeaway

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