Dealing with Parents

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When you write kids' books, there's often a parent component. Duh. Kids have parents. So Continue Reading

How Soup Added Conflict to a Relationship

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Conflict on Every Page Literary Agent, Donald Maass preaches the necessity of "conflict on every Continue Reading

Zoom In

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Develop Your Character Inside and Outside I'm working on a revision of an older story and am Continue Reading

Crowded with Characters? Create Mini-Conflicts

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Mini-Conflicts Help Characters Stand Out For my WIP, I'm spending the week fleshing out characters. Continue Reading

character development

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4 Stages of Character Development When you write a first draft, there are really two novels at Continue Reading