Recycling Characters
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During the latest Mythcreants podcasts, the hosts discuss ways writers re-use their favorite characters in different forms, with both good and bad...
What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
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As part of their interview with the Write the Book podcast, Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy, authors of Once & Future, describe...
Six Reasons Your Villain Sucks
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A new post on the Mythcreants blog outlines six reasons your villain isn’t working and offers advice on how to fix them....
Keeping it Close (in Perspective)
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Mythcreants EIC Chris Winkle has a new blog post on using a close perspective, i.e.: getting inside your character’s head. “Close perspective...
What Keeps Your Characters up at Night?
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If your stuck on a plot point or looking to up the dramatic tension in your manuscript, Jeanne Kisacky suggests exploring the fears...
How to Tell If Your Reader Will Care Less
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Janice Hardy has another good blog post this week, this time discussing how writers can tell if their readers are likely to...
How to Flash Back Without Whiplash
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In a post on the Writers Helping Writers blog, Sara Letourneau, editor and owner of Heart of the Story Editorial & Coaching Services, offers...
Falling in Love With Your Villain
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During her interview with the Write the Book podcast, Emily Bernard, author of Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time,...
Checking the Engine of Your Narrative Drive
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Janice Hardy suggests a simple test to check whether your narrative drive has enough forward momentum to carry your novel and create...
Antagonists on Every Side
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In a post on Writer Unboxed, Vaughn Roycroft examines how writers can add depth and up the dramatic tension in their stories...