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Writing Female Characters

Writing Female Characters

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Julia Kyong Allen

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 Male Characters

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Research

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Scene

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Mary Sue Characters

Julia Kyong Allen

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

Julia Kyong Allen

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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