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Book Cover Copycats: Is It Flattery or Copyright Infringement?

June 16, 2014

Book Cover Copycats: Is It Flattery or Copyright Infringement?

June 16, 2014

A while back, a reader of our book, The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression, sent me an interesting email. In it, she explained that during her Amazon…

Story Midpoint & Mirror Moment: Using Heroes’ Emotions To Transform Them

June 11, 2014

Story Midpoint & Mirror Moment: Using Heroes’ Emotions To Transform Them

June 11, 2014

I recently read a Huff Post psychology piece on Turning Negative Emotions Into Your Greatest Advantage and immediately saw how this could also apply to our characters. Feel free to…

Talent & Skills Thesaurus Entry: High Pain Tolerance

June 7, 2014

Talent & Skills Thesaurus Entry: High Pain Tolerance

June 7, 2014

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…

Lessons From James Scott Bell: Characters That Jump Off The Page

June 3, 2014

Lessons From James Scott Bell: Characters That Jump Off The Page

June 3, 2014

A week (ish) ago, I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with bestselling author and writing coach, James Scott Bell. It was a fantastic day of learning how to…

Talents and Skills Entry: A Knack for Languages

May 31, 2014

Talents and Skills Entry: A Knack for Languages

May 31, 2014

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…

Michael Crichton’s Method for Plotting Out a Story

May 27, 2014

Michael Crichton’s Method for Plotting Out a Story

May 27, 2014

Happy to welcome Dorothy Cora Moore today, author of Writing Made Easy: How to Develop a Tight Plot & Memorable Characters. Dorothy is both a novelist and screenwriter, and so…

Character Talents and Skills Entry: Exceptional Memory

May 24, 2014

Character Talents and Skills Entry: Exceptional Memory

May 24, 2014

As writers, we want to make our characters as unique and interesting as possible. One way to do this is to give your character a special skill or talent that…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Self-Defense

May 17, 2014

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Self-Defense

May 17, 2014

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 Your Hero Needs A Special Skill or Talent

May 13, 2014

Why Your Hero Needs A Special Skill or Talent

May 13, 2014

Our main character should always take center stage, and one facet of character creation is deciding what special skills or talents the character might have. On the surface, skills and…

Talents and Skills Thesaurus: Basic First Aid

May 10, 2014

Talents and Skills Thesaurus: Basic First Aid

May 10, 2014

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…