There are a million-zillion different character worksheets spread all over the web. These are designed to help you better understand your character. Nothing wrong with that. However, to help your readers to understand your character, some of this material actually has to make it into your story. Customize the details to fit your story. You …
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I finished the second draft of To Be Phoenix, and I must say, I'm getting excited about this book. I think it's going to be one of my best. Now to reward myself. I find that writers don't do this often enough. Writing is hard work. It's never-ending. In between the giddy highs of milestones, …
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As writers, I think we get wound up too much about reading what's good for us. Read this author, he was a master at suspense. Read that author, she does dialogue the best. Read this author. Read that author. It's all probably true. And boring. And dry. It kills the imagination. If you don't connect …
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Lately I've moved slower and slower with To Be Phoenix. It's not that it's a bad story, it could be good. But it's not this story. I've ground to a halt. Even though there's nothing wrong with the story, I just don't like the way it's going. It feels wrong. I hate it. There. I …
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