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5 Reasons for Characters to Hide and Then Confront Their Past
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How to Help Your Character Disclose Trauma
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Using the Past as Historical Backdrop for Your Novel
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Building a Better Serial Killer
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When Everything Hurts: Using Physical Pain to Show Emotional Trauma
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Cause and Effect is the Key to Story
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Do You Know Your Character’s Backstory?
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November 23, 2021
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Leave Room for Your Readers to Help Write Your Story
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