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5 Ways to Reveal Your Character’s Emotions

Character’s Emotions Affect Reader’s Emotions The emotion of a reader toward your character (or characters) is not built all at once. It is built slowly and steadily throughout the course of the novel. Through one incident after another you’ll continue … Continue reading

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Getting Water from the Well (Or, Cooperating with the Subconscious)

Well of Inspiration I remember a writing instructor who once said that the subconscious mind is like a deep well and most people never bother to either 1) keep the well filled, or 2) bother to learn how to fetch … Continue reading

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