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Carnival of Storytelling – May 26, 2011
Welcome to the May 19… uh… May 26, 2011 edition of Carnival of Storytelling. There was no carnival last week, because there weren’t enough links […]
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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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Carnival of Storytelling – May 12, 2011
Welcome to the May 12, 2011 edition of Carnival of Storytelling. This post is late again, backdated to the schedule date and time. I spent […]
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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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Carnival of Storytelling – May 5, 2011
Welcome to the May 5, 2011 edition of Carnival of Storytelling. I apologize for getting this carnival up late. (I’ve back-dated the post so it […]
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Story Hidden “In Plain Sight” (the TV show)
If 90% of everything is crap, that rule certainly applies to television. Most of what I see of current television series leaves me woefully unsatisfied, […]
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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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Some New Authors and Bloggers
I’m doing something new with this blog. I’ve added an author-bio block underneath each blog post, in preparation for posts by other authors and bloggers. […]
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Carnival of Storytelling – April 28, 2011
Welcome to the April 28, 2011 edition of Carnival of Storytelling. Thanks to everyone who submitted a link at BlogCarnival.com. Enjoy!
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