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Characters: Stereotype or Stellar?
I think we need a new definition of the stereotyped character. The old one: round vs. flat just isn’t working anymore. It’s not about...
Apr 16, 2010


A Circle of Friends
My best piece of advice in writing is “don’t go it alone.” The stereotype is that writers struggle in a lonely garret, poor and...
Apr 14, 2010
The Courage to Begin
Writing is fraught with uncertainty. Double that for starting a new project, much less your very first work of fiction. Even experienced...
Apr 12, 2010


Win a Free Book
For the launch of my new blogging website, I’ll have a drawing for copies of The Entire and The Rose books. You can request one of the...
Apr 5, 2010
Stage Time for the Antagonist
Do you have an antagonist in your story? Not every novel embodies an antagonistic force in a person, someone who works directly against...
Apr 2, 2010
The Emotional Scene Goal
I’m always tempted, before throwing a book at a wall, to figure out what went wrong. Often it’s boredom from tepid scenes. Yet some...
Mar 31, 2010
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