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How Characters Make Their Mark on the Page

I never got character bios. They always seemed a bit dry, static, and impersonal. For my characters I tended to jot down a few general notes about their personalities and go on to writing. But there was a writing prompt … Continue reading

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Plot is a Side Effect

Outlining is crucial. If writing is a journey, the outline is the road map. It can highly detailed, or a vague direction. Eventually though, even if the writer didn’t start out with a destination, there must be a conclusion of … Continue reading

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Breaking Writer’s Block

So this is kind of what my whole “writer in the breaking” thing is about, at least partially. For a while I was obsessed with the idea of writer’s block, that mystical barrier that prevents writers from writing and reaching … Continue reading

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