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Keeping Track of Your Story With Maps and Paper Dolls, by Lisa K. Friedman

Keeping Track of Your Story With Maps and Paper Dolls Lisa K Friedman

Ghosts in Storytelling: Dynamic Literary Tool or F@*#ing Stupid S.L. Woeppel

3 Tools to Help You Write Convincingly From a Child's Point of View in Fiction, by Sage Tyrtle

3 Tools to Help You Write Convincingly From a Child’s Point of View in Fiction Sage Tyrtle

Mirror, Mirror: Women Protagonists in Crime Fiction, by Victoria Dowd

Mirror, Mirror: Women Protagonists in Crime Fiction Victoria Dowd

Writing a Character Who Struggles With Doubt, by Katy Farber

Writing a Character Who Struggles With Doubt Katy Farber

Once More, With Feeling: Writing Interiority That Resonates in Fiction, by Finnian Burnett

Once More, With Feeling: Writing Interiority That Resonates in Fiction Finnian Burnett

What Truly Separates a Hero From a Villain, by Jack Anderson

What Truly Separates a Hero From a Villain?Jack Anderson

An Opinionated Guide to Writing British Characters (When You're Not British Yourself), by Sarah Chamberlain

An Opinionated Guide to Writing British Characters (When You’re Not British Yourself)Sarah Chamberlain

Exploring Nature vs. Nurture in a New Way in Fiction, by Michael Swartz

Exploring Nature vs. Nurture in a New Way in Fiction Michael Swartz

Almost Antihero: 4 Tips on How to Keep a Flawed Protagonist Human, by Matt Riordan

Almost Antihero: 4 Tips on How to Keep a Flawed Protagonist Human Matt Riordan

Writing a Character Who Speaks Volumes Without a Voice, by Amy Rossi

Writing a Character Who Speaks Volumes Without a Voice Amy Rossi

How (and Why) to Create Diverse Characters, by Jude Berman

How (and Why) to Create Diverse Characters Jude Berman

Voice Lessons | Sherri Winston

Voice Lessons Sherri Winston

On Creating Secondary Characters, by Rhys Bowen

On Creating Secondary Characters Rhys Bowen

The Character Next Door: How to Tap Into Relationships and Communities to Create Realistic Characters | Eric Rickstad

The Character Next Door: How to Tap Into Relationships and Communities to Create Realistic Characters Eric Rickstad

The Heart of the Story: Using Small Town Settings to Deepen Character Connections, by RaeAnne Thayne

The Heart of the Story: Using Small-Town Settings to Deepen Character Connections RaeAnne Thayne