Likeable Characters–In The Eye of The Beholder
I’m on a mission to find a set of common denominators that make characters generally beloved.
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Tag: writing
What Happens When Robots Dream For Us
What are we going to do when machines become better at all things creative than we are? When they dream for us?
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When is your novel done?
When is my novel done? This may be the question I’m asked most frequently by my students. It’s a subject[…]
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Hank Phillippi Ryan: THE HOUSE GUEST
Please welcome multi-award-winning author and multi-EMMY award winning investigative reporter HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, who is the only author to have[…]
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OMG! I Have the Wrong Murderer!
By Matt Witten. Here I was, two thirds of the way through the first draft of my mystery thriller Killer Story, and doubt held me in its iron grip. Had I chosen the wrong murderer?
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Coincidence?
Last June, my husband went to England to attend my son’s graduation. Turned out to be the same weekend as[…]
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To Launch a Sequel
And then my publisher said something that took me completely off guard, “When can we expect the sequel?”
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Four Tips for Writing a Series
Recently, an author friend preparing to teach a class on writing a series asked me what advice I’d give to an[…]
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Implied Consent – My Inspiration
The inspiration for Implied Consent was ripped from the headlines.
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Imperfect Thanksgivings and other Joys
Riding on the train with my son and daughter-in-law the other day, we began trading Terrible Thanksgiving Stories. She said[…]
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