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    PersonalityPage, Character Traits for Writers

    J. Timothy King Thu 27 Mar 2008 16:21
    character | writing

    I frequently use PersonalityPage.com to assemble personality traits for characterization. The site is not organized for writers. In fact, the site navigation is poorly designed and pretty difficult to figure out. I had to poke around the site a bit to find the best pages there for characterization and how to use them. But having done so, I discovered that the content on those pages is perfect for writers trying to create characters. (Read more…)

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    Online Fiction Tuesday #1

    J. Timothy King Tue 11 Mar 2008 12:55
    books | reviews | short stories

    Most fiction is not worth reading, because 90% of everything is crap. This rule clearly applies to online fiction. Yet, I love to read a good story, and plenty of them are indeed published online. But it’s often hard to find them amongst the rest. Therefore, now wearing my editor’s cap, I present to you some online stories that I would categorize not-crap. (Read more…)

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    Carnival of Storytelling #9

    J. Timothy King Thu 6 Mar 2008 15:10
    Carnival of Storytelling

    Welcome to the Carnival of Storytelling!

    Thanks to everyone who submitted articles. Please show your support by checking out other articles on these blogs.

    If you would like to host an edition of the Carnival of Storytelling, please let me know.

    Now, the most interesting posts in the blogosphere about telling stories…

    (Read more…)