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The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: The Connection Between False Beliefs, Fears, and Human Needs

May 9, 2015

The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: The Connection Between False Beliefs, Fears, and Human Needs

May 9, 2015

Just like real people, our characters have a plethora of past experiences that play a part in molding who they become. While these experiences, good and bad, affect their personalities, it…

How to Extract Information From Others

May 5, 2015

How to Extract Information From Others

May 5, 2015

How does your character go about getting information from someone who doesn’t want to give it up? Tiana Warner is here to break down the different options that might work for…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Musicality

April 25, 2015

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Musicality

April 25, 2015

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Multitasking

April 11, 2015

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Multitasking

April 11, 2015

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

Getting into the Head of a Character Who Is Completely Different from You

April 7, 2015

Getting into the Head of a Character Who Is Completely Different from You

April 7, 2015

Alexander Limberg has 3 helpful tips on how to get into the head of a character who may be different than you so that you can write them realistically. Say…

Kids and the Decline of Reading, Part 2: What We Can Do As Authors

March 31, 2015

Kids and the Decline of Reading, Part 2: What We Can Do As Authors

March 31, 2015

In case you missed it, I posted last week about the decline of reading among kids (particularly teens), and how we could head that off at home. Some good ideas were…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Enhanced Sense of Smell

March 28, 2015

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Enhanced Sense of Smell

March 28, 2015

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

Kids and the Decline of Reading, Part 1: What We Can Do At Home

March 24, 2015

Kids and the Decline of Reading, Part 1: What We Can Do At Home

March 24, 2015

As a mother of a 5- and 6-year-old, I’m always curious about reading trends in the kid world, and how to get children to like reading. I know that reading…

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Herbalism

March 14, 2015

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Herbalism

March 14, 2015

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

Why Should Characters Have a Talent or Skill?

March 10, 2015

Why Should Characters Have a Talent or Skill?

March 10, 2015

As many of you know, Angela and I are have a Talents and Skills Thesaurus that includes many aptitudes that a character might have. We started this thesaurus because we…