Category: writing
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Character Needs: The Need for Autonomy
Finishing out these posts on character needs, extracted from Character Fiction 101: How to Write Fictional Characters and Character Stories. Today, a basic need that […]
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How to Write Those Darn Character Arcs
I’ll fess up and say I’ve avoided teaching about character, because, well, it’s complicated. And everyone has their own process. So I have to ask […]
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How To Write Felt Need
One thing I try to figure out before starting a new book is my main character’s felt need. What do I mean by felt need? […]
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Gotta Write Who You Are
In How To Write Page-Turning Scenes, Holly Lisle tells the story of a writer who lived SF. He decided to write a fantasy-comedy, just because […]
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Character Needs: The Need for Community
Another post on character needs, extracted from Character Fiction 101: How to Write Fictional Characters and Character Stories. Today, a need that has been on […]
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Character Needs: The Need for Intimacy
The next post on character needs, extracted from Character Fiction 101: How to Write Fictional Characters and Character Stories. Today, the need for intimacy. We […]
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Character Needs: Physical Needs
The next post in my series of character needs from Character Fiction 101, the most basic of all: physical needs. Physical needs include air, water, […]
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A Kindred Spirit on Your Writing Journey
I’ve been writing fiction—or at least trying to—for about a decade now (plus or minus a couple years, depending on how you count it). After […]
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#CharacterStory Prompts 2011/04/11
I want to post a list of character-story prompts each Monday, culled from various ideation sources. These prompts are raw ideas, and I’d like to […]
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Yay! Juvie Fantasies and Major Online Writing Course
As of May 1st, prices are going up on Holly Lisle’s online career-survival course for novelists. Update: I’m just going through the first couple of […]
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