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What Happens When the Helpers Need the Help? Destigmatizing Mental Health Through Fiction, by Tracy Clark

Character What Happens When the Helpers Need the Help? Destigmatizing Mental Health Through Fiction Tracy Clark

7 Common Character Arc Problems (and How to Fix Them), by Sarah Branson

Character 7 Common Character Arc Problems and How to Fix Them Sarah Branson

My Fictional Character Got Canceled, So I Wrote Her a PR Strategy, by Lior Torenberg

Character My Fictional Character Got Canceled, So I Wrote Her a PR Strategy Lior Torenberg

Irritable Heart: Treating Fictional Trauma Survivors in the 19th Century, by Nancy Bernhard

Historical Irritable Heart: Treating Fictional Trauma Survivors in the 19th Century Nancy Bernhard

Character Arcs: Turning Inner Struggles Into Story Power, by Sarah Branson

Character Character Arcs: Turning Inner Struggles Into Story Power Sarah Branson

How to Figure Out What Your Character Wants (and Why It Matters for Your Story), by Jessica James

Character How to Figure Out What Your Character Wants (and Why It Matters for Your Story)Jessica James

5 Things Writers Should Know About Narcissism, by Dr. Alina Kastner

Character 5 Things Writers Should Know About Narcissism Alina Kastner

The Challenges of Balancing Character With Plot, by Mike Maden

Character The Challenges of Balancing Character With Plot Mike Maden

The Fracturing of the Literary "Weird Girl" - How Women Authors Use Innovative Structures to Get Inside Unhinged Characters' Minds, by Heather Colley

Character The Fracturing of the Literary “Weird Girl”—How Women Authors Use Innovative Structures to Get Inside Unhinged Characters’ Minds Heather Colley

How to Use Rotating Point-Of-View to Engage Middle-Grade Readers, by Lindsay Champion

Character How to Use Rotating Point-Of-View to Engage Middle-Grade Readers Lindsay Champion

Lighting the Dark South: Reclaiming Representation in Southern Gothic, by Todd Brown

Character Lighting the Dark South: Reclaiming Representation in Southern Gothic Todd Brown

4 Ways to Craft Irresistible, Believable Workplace Tension in Fiction, by Lauren Okie

Settings 4 Ways to Craft Irresistible, Believable Workplace Tension in Fiction Lauren Okie

How to Write a Character Readers Will Root For--and Question, by Trilina Pucci

Character How to Write a Character Readers Will Root For—And Question Trilina Pucci

Creating Magic From the Mundane, by Laura Venita Green

Character Creating Magic From the Mundane: 4 Tips for Making Your Work So Much Bigger Than Your Characters’ Limited Lives Laura Venita Green

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

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

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