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Writing What You’re Not

April 14, 2014
Tristan Brand
Author's Perspective POV The Writing Life Tristan Brand

Laja followed Verl into the human bar, slithering closer to him than was polite, as she feared getting left behind more than the breach in etiquette. Inside,  her eyestalks recoiled from the harsh fluorescent light. As her eyes adjusted, she saw that the room was filled to the brim with the strange pasty-skinned creatures, crammed…

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The Power of Repetition

September 26, 2013
fictorians
Craft & Skills Editing Guest Posts Motivation Rewriting

A guest post by Scott Eder. I’m always looking for ways to take my writing to the next level. Classes, books, podcasts, conversations… the list goes on. As a perpetual student, I’m learning and practicing every single day. But some lessons are tougher than others and require multiple strikes of the hammer to drive a…

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A Secret History: The Real Stories Behind Literature’s Most Legendary Figures

June 11, 2013
Kristin Luna
Character Kristin Luna The Writing Life

As you are well aware, excellent reader that you are, every story starts from an idea. Every legend is inspired by something real. Think about some of your own stories and the crazy places from which they originated: a phenomenal supernatural event in space, a news report, or a picture you stumbled upon on the…

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Why do I like you when you’re standing in my way? The likable antagonist.

February 27, 2013
Nancy
Character Craft & Skills Nancy Greene

Leigh talked a bit about writing good villains earlier this month.  I’m going to touch on a related topic – how do you make your antagonist likable? You might not always want a likable antagonist. But when you do, how do you pull it off? I’m going to borrow a definition from Writing Excuse’s podcast on…

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