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Know Your Character’s Family
You have family, whether they are people you talk to or not, they are your family. You also have friends, unless you are some kind of weird, really antisocial person. your characters should have family and friends too. You may…
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Posted in Writing Techniques
A Word About Names
Names are important. They identify us and lets others find us in public records. That’s the heart of genealogy, or family history. Searching records, looking for your ancestors simply work better when you know the name. You would search for…
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Dialog
Read your story aloud and pay close attention to the dialog. Reading the story aloud lets you hear the dialog as it would sound if your character were a real person and all had your voice or that of the…
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Feline Freedom League Monthly Report April 2013
From: Agent Storm To: Mr. Whiskers at HQ Date: 7 April 2013 Subject: Arguments, Vanishings and Age This really cannot go on. Agents Smudge and Mulder need some sort of discipline. They argue incessantly when they are together and pout…
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