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3 Tips for Writing a Love Story Featuring a Prickly and Pessimistic Heroine
Romance

3 Tips for Writing a Love Story Featuring a Prickly and Pessimistic Heroine

By Denise Williams
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Ignoring Your Characters’ Desires
Character

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Ignoring Your Characters’ Desires

By Moriah Richard
Creating Memorable Friends for Main Characters
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Creating Memorable Friends for Main Characters

By Danielle Jackson
How To Write Killer Characters
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How To Write Killer Characters

By Marnie Riches
How To Go Beyond Blaming Mom for Everything (Or if You Do, at Least Make It Interesting)
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How To Go Beyond Blaming Mom for Everything (Or if You Do, at Least Make It Interesting)

By Juliet Blackwell
Writing Real Relationships: 4 Strategies Starting With What You Know
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Writing Real Relationships: 4 Strategies Starting With What You Know

By Kris Spisak
For Better or Worse: Writing About Influence in Fiction
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For Better or Worse: Writing About Influence in Fiction

By Tara Isabella Burton
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: The Characterless Character
Character

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: The Characterless Character

By Michael Woodson
3 Reasons Your Characters Should Break the Rules to Do the Right (or Wrong) Thing
Character

3 Reasons Your Characters Should Break the Rules to Do the Right (or Wrong) Thing

By Addison Armstrong
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Revising & Editing

How to Know When Your Manuscript Is Ready

By Tiffany Yates Martin
Character Differentiation Analysis: Fleshing Out What You’ve Started
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Character Differentiation Analysis: Fleshing Out What You’ve Started

By Kris Spisak
4 Tips for Writing Quirky Characters
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4 Tips for Writing Quirky Characters

By Kerry Winfrey
5 Tips for Breathing Life Into Fictionalized "Real-Life" Characters
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5 Tips for Breathing Life Into Fictionalized "Real-Life" Characters

By EJ Levy
5 Things Writers Should Know About Flight Attendants
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5 Things Writers Should Know About Flight Attendants

By Lacie Waldon
Shawn Nocher: On Letting Your Characters Lead
Interviews

Shawn Nocher: On Letting Your Characters Lead

By Robert Lee Brewer
FightWrite™: Fighting Multiple Opponents
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FightWrite™: Fighting Multiple Opponents

By Carla Hoch
3 (In-Depth) Tips for Writing Fresh and Authentic Characters
Character

3 (In-Depth) Tips for Writing Fresh and Authentic Characters

By S. K. Ali
How to Inhabit the Character You Write About
Writing Habits and Practices

How to Inhabit the Character You Write About

By Diana Souhami
4 Tips for Writing Engaging Frenemies
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4 Tips for Writing Engaging Frenemies

By Lorraine Heath
Gabriela Garcia: On Writing the Character's Arc
Interviews

Gabriela Garcia: On Writing the Character's Arc

By Robert Lee Brewer
Are Your Minor Characters Working Hard for You?
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Are Your Minor Characters Working Hard for You?

By Steve Goble
14 Techniques to Write Emotional Truth to Engage Readers: Why It Works and How in Successful Storytelling
Writing Techniques

14 Techniques to Write Emotional Truth to Engage Readers: Why It Works and How in Successful Storytelling

By Robin Farmer
Amp up Your Story Impact: Pushing Against and Leaning In
Writing Techniques

Amp up Your Story Impact: Pushing Against and Leaning In

By Tiffany Yates Martin
5 Tips on Making the British Royals Into Appealing Fictional Characters
Writing Techniques

5 Tips on Making the British Royals Into Appealing Fictional Characters

By Wendy Holden