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Character Development: Using the Combination of Lack and Compensation – Part I

Your Character wants Something In order for your character to move under his own steam (or her – don’t want to get bogged down in a pronoun pickle), he must want something. He wants something but cannot have it.  You … Continue reading

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Wave Your Tags – Part II

In my previous blog post Wave Your Tags — Part I, we looked at how the use of various tags works to bring story characters to life. They become realistic to the extent that the reader feels she knows them … Continue reading

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