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    Table of contentsLast updated Apr 09
    • Why Mysty's Book?
    • ① ✍️ Writing Tip: How To Stay Inspired
    • ② ✍️ Writing Tip: Notice "Was"
    • ③ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Reader Isn't You
    • ④ ✍️ Writing Tip: Finding the Middle Way
    • 💚 Write Happier 💚
    • ⑤ ✍️ Writing Tip: Show, Don't Tell
    • ⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Using Descriptions as Space
    • ⑦ ✍️Writing Tip: The Word:Idea Ratio
    • ⑧ ✍️ Writing Tip: Double Justification
    • ⑨ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Gaining a Following
    • ①⓪ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: The Truth About Feedback
    • ①① 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Intro to Contests & The Wattys
    • #1 in Nonfiction - Thank You!
    • ①② 🧡 Wattpad Tip: User Contests and Wattpad Genre Profiles
    • ①③ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Naver, Wattpad Stars, Studio, Etc.
    • ①④ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Appearances + Blurbs
    • ①⑤ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Cover + Title
    • 💚 Positive Motivation - ☯︎ Yin 🌚
    • 💚 Positive Motivation - ☯︎ Yang 🌞
    • ①⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Where You Write Matters
    • ①⑦ ✍️ Writing Tip: Editing with Basic Tips
    • ①⑧ ✍️ Writing Tip: How to Begin a Book
    • ①⑨ ✍️ Writing Tip: Outline Your Story
    • ②⓪ ✍️ Writing Tip: "Said" Never Died
    • ②① 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Chapter Length, Rankings, and Release Schedules
    • ②② 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Keeping Up With Your Release Schedule
    • ②③ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Wattpad Burnout
    • ②④ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Your Happiness
    • ❤️ More Help! ❤️
    • ②⑤ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Help Books and Advice
    • ②⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Write Stronger Characters
    • ②⑦ ✍️ Writing Tip: Write Stronger Characters ❷
    • ②⑧ ✍️Writing Tip: Characters, A Big Entrance
    • ②⑨ ✍️ Writing Tip: One Main Character
    • ③⓪ ✍️ Writing Tip: POV and The Narrator
    • ③① 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Avoid the Mature Rating
    • ③② 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Multimedia
    • ③③ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Wattpad Friendships
    • ③④ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Dealing with People on Wattpad
    • 💚 Meditation For Writing and Wattpad 💚
    • ③⑤ ✍️ Writing Tip: Pacing
    • ③⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Editing, and Giving Your Story Some Space
    • ③⑦ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Art of a Paragraph
    • ③⑧ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Semi-Colon
    • ③⑨ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Ellipsis
    • ④⓪ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Dash, and Read a Book!
    • 💚 You Get Out What You Put In 💚
    • ④① 🧡 Wattpad Help: Getting Others Involved
    • ④② 🧡 Wattpad Help: Getting Others Involved ➋
    • ④③ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Disclaimers, Front Matter, Warnings, etc.
    • ④④ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Copyright
    • ④⑤ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Mirror Sites
    • ④⑥ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Translations
    • 💚 It's Never the End 💚
    • 𝘾 𝙖 𝙡 𝙢 🌼 A Pocket Guide To Breathe Easy
    • ➊ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Writing Poetry
    • ➋ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: The Thesaurus
    • ➌ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Is It Too Big?
    • ➍ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: The Perfect Story
    • ➎ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Asking For Follows
    • ➏ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Trying to Surprise the Reader
    • ➐ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: The Problem with Flashbacks
    • 🧩 Bonus Advisory - You MUST Do This 🧩
    • ➑ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Rich Fictional Settings
    • ➒ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: No Really, When Do I Get Readers?
    • ➊⓿ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Planning Your Story Saves Lives
    • ➊➊ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Writing Drama
    • 💌 Mysty's Mailbox (#1-3)
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    • Why Mysty's Book?
    • ① ✍️ Writing Tip: How To Stay Inspired
    • ② ✍️ Writing Tip: Notice "Was"
    • ③ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Reader Isn't You
    • ④ ✍️ Writing Tip: Finding the Middle Way
    • 💚 Write Happier 💚
    • ⑤ ✍️ Writing Tip: Show, Don't Tell
    • ⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Using Descriptions as Space
    • ⑦ ✍️Writing Tip: The Word:Idea Ratio
    • ⑧ ✍️ Writing Tip: Double Justification
    • ⑨ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Gaining a Following
    • ①⓪ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: The Truth About Feedback
    • ①① 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Intro to Contests & The Wattys
    • #1 in Nonfiction - Thank You!
    • ①② 🧡 Wattpad Tip: User Contests and Wattpad Genre Profiles
    • ①③ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Naver, Wattpad Stars, Studio, Etc.
    • ①④ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Appearances + Blurbs
    • ①⑤ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Cover + Title
    • 💚 Positive Motivation - ☯︎ Yin 🌚
    • 💚 Positive Motivation - ☯︎ Yang 🌞
    • ①⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Where You Write Matters
    • ①⑦ ✍️ Writing Tip: Editing with Basic Tips
    • ①⑧ ✍️ Writing Tip: How to Begin a Book
    • ①⑨ ✍️ Writing Tip: Outline Your Story
    • ②⓪ ✍️ Writing Tip: "Said" Never Died
    • ②① 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Chapter Length, Rankings, and Release Schedules
    • ②② 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Keeping Up With Your Release Schedule
    • ②③ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Wattpad Burnout
    • ②④ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Your Happiness
    • ❤️ More Help! ❤️
    • ②⑤ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Help Books and Advice
    • ②⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Write Stronger Characters
    • ②⑦ ✍️ Writing Tip: Write Stronger Characters ❷
    • ②⑧ ✍️Writing Tip: Characters, A Big Entrance
    • ②⑨ ✍️ Writing Tip: One Main Character
    • ③⓪ ✍️ Writing Tip: POV and The Narrator
    • ③① 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Avoid the Mature Rating
    • ③② 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Multimedia
    • ③③ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Wattpad Friendships
    • ③④ 🧡 Wattpad Tip: Dealing with People on Wattpad
    • 💚 Meditation For Writing and Wattpad 💚
    • ③⑤ ✍️ Writing Tip: Pacing
    • ③⑥ ✍️ Writing Tip: Editing, and Giving Your Story Some Space
    • ③⑦ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Art of a Paragraph
    • ③⑧ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Semi-Colon
    • ③⑨ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Ellipsis
    • ④⓪ ✍️ Writing Tip: The Dash, and Read a Book!
    • 💚 You Get Out What You Put In 💚
    • ④① 🧡 Wattpad Help: Getting Others Involved
    • ④② 🧡 Wattpad Help: Getting Others Involved ➋
    • ④③ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Disclaimers, Front Matter, Warnings, etc.
    • ④④ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Copyright
    • ④⑤ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Mirror Sites
    • ④⑥ 🧡 Wattpad Help: Translations
    • 💚 It's Never the End 💚
    • 𝘾 𝙖 𝙡 𝙢 🌼 A Pocket Guide To Breathe Easy
    • ➊ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Writing Poetry
    • ➋ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: The Thesaurus
    • ➌ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Is It Too Big?
    • ➍ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: The Perfect Story
    • ➎ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Asking For Follows
    • ➏ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Trying to Surprise the Reader
    • ➐ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: The Problem with Flashbacks
    • 🧩 Bonus Advisory - You MUST Do This 🧩
    • ➑ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Rich Fictional Settings
    • ➒ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: No Really, When Do I Get Readers?
    • ➊⓿ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Planning Your Story Saves Lives
    • ➊➊ 🌱 Bonus Seminar: Writing Drama
    • 💌 Mysty's Mailbox (#1-3)
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