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Feelings, Nothing More Than Feelings Part I

You feel. Your character feels. Your reader feels. We all feel. As that old song says: Feelings, nothing more than feelings. If, as a novelist, you forget about your character having feelings, you’re doomed. Events Cannot Stand Alone What is … Continue reading

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Novelists Enjoy Naming their Babies (i.e. characters) Part II

 In the blog post Novelists Enjoy Naming their Babies (i.e. characters) Part I we talked about the novelist’s fascination with names and the process that surrounds naming novel characters. Tags and Traits Each character in your novel will have certain … Continue reading

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