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Protagonist Hook: Unique Job and Lifestyle

posted on: May 16, 2012 | author: Kathy Steffen

Readers read to put on a character’s skin and have a new experience through that character. One final piece of developing your character is to...

posted on: May 11, 2012 | author: Kathy Steffen

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. –Booker T. Washington The earth and...

posted on: May 7, 2012 | author: Lori Devoti

You’ve set up your blog, you’ve filled it with content, and… no one comes to visit. You can harass your friends and beg people on...

posted on: May 4, 2012 | author: KristiCook

I recently read this article in the Atlantic Wire about race in young adult fiction, and I’ve decided to address the topic here, since I think...

posted on: Apr 30, 2012 | author: Lori Devoti

Contrary to what some people seem to think, writing a romance is no easier than writing any other type of book. In fact, if writing romance and...

posted on: Apr 27, 2012 | author: Kathy Steffen

For many people, work defines aspects of their lives. The same is true of characters. Who would Jane Rizzoli (in Tess Gerritson’s books) be...