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Showing Character Emotion: Why Moving Beyond the Face

April 15, 2015

Showing Character Emotion: Why Moving Beyond the Face

April 15, 2015

The face is the first thing we notice in real life, and the focal point during any conversation. We connect to a person’s gaze, paying attention to how their eyes widen,…

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…

Talent and Skills Thesaurus: Psychokinesis

April 4, 2015

Talent and Skills Thesaurus: Psychokinesis

April 4, 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…

The Importance of Grounding Characters in the Reader’s World

April 2, 2015

The Importance of Grounding Characters in the Reader’s World

April 2, 2015

We all know how important it is to build fully-fleshed characters by digging at their core. Exposing their attributes, flaws, morals, emotional wounds and fears that revolve around their basic…

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…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Talking with the Dead

March 21, 2015

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Talking with the Dead

March 21, 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…

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…

Top Tips for Writing Multiple POV Novels

March 12, 2015

Top Tips for Writing Multiple POV Novels

March 12, 2015

Lisa Gail Green is here to offer some thoughts on writing multiple POVs. This is a route some authors go, but handling more than one protagonist is not easy. Lisa’s…