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Writing Female Characters
Last time we covered how to write from a male POV and this time we are tackling how to write from a female POV. This may seem intimidating for guys,...
Writing Female Characters
Last time we covered how to write from a male POV and this time we are tackling how to write from a female POV. This may seem intimidating for guys,...
Writing Male Characters
Writing a guy’s perspective when you’re a woman can be daunting. Men allegedly think differently, feel differently, and do things differently, so how do we write a male character and...
Writing Male Characters
Writing a guy’s perspective when you’re a woman can be daunting. Men allegedly think differently, feel differently, and do things differently, so how do we write a male character and...
Research
No matter what type of story you’re writing, you’re likely to need to do some research for it. A colleague of mine recently wrote a novel that took place in...
Research
No matter what type of story you’re writing, you’re likely to need to do some research for it. A colleague of mine recently wrote a novel that took place in...
Short Stories
Short stories are a completely different beast than novels are. In some ways they are trickier to write given the fact you have a far more limited amount of words...
Short Stories
Short stories are a completely different beast than novels are. In some ways they are trickier to write given the fact you have a far more limited amount of words...
Scene
Scenes are the building blocks your story is made of. A scene is a unit of action and each scene needs action to be successful to make your story successful....
Scene
Scenes are the building blocks your story is made of. A scene is a unit of action and each scene needs action to be successful to make your story successful....
Mary Sue Characters
The Mary Sue. Who is she and why is she such a problem? Let’s find out. The Mary Sue character is often a perfect or idealized version of the author....
Mary Sue Characters
The Mary Sue. Who is she and why is she such a problem? Let’s find out. The Mary Sue character is often a perfect or idealized version of the author....
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