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Character Talents and Skills: Fishing

May 3, 2014

Character Talents and Skills: Fishing

May 3, 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…

What Killed It For Me #8: Personal Preferences

April 30, 2014

What Killed It For Me #8: Personal Preferences

April 30, 2014

The reality of being an author is no matter how well-written your books are, certain people will never read them because they don’t fit their personal preferences. Here’s an example:…

What Killed It For Me, #7: Issues with Sequels

April 23, 2014

What Killed It For Me, #7: Issues with Sequels

April 23, 2014

Today’s pet peeve –to do with sequels–is more subjective and looks at why I may finish the first book but not read any of the rest. As a reader, I…

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Sewing

April 19, 2014

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Sewing

April 19, 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…

What Killed it For Me #6: Action Too Early

April 17, 2014

What Killed it For Me #6: Action Too Early

April 17, 2014

We’ve likely all encountered stories that open with an explosion, plague, car chase, alien abduction, fist fight, or other volatile scene involving a main character that we know virtually nothing…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Survival Skills

April 12, 2014

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Survival Skills

April 12, 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…

Hurting Animals (In Fiction!)

April 10, 2014

Hurting Animals (In Fiction!)

April 10, 2014

What if your story calls for an animal being hurt at some point…how can you handle it without backlash? Marian Perera weighs in. Warning: If you hurt a cute animal…

What Killed it For Me #5: Weak Writing

April 8, 2014

What Killed it For Me #5: Weak Writing

April 8, 2014

Today I want to talk about one of the most common reasons I stop reading: weak writing. I’ve been putting this one off because 1) it’s highly subjective, and 2)…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Mechanically Inclined

April 5, 2014

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Mechanically Inclined

April 5, 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…

What Killed It For Me #4: Cliché Characters

April 2, 2014

What Killed It For Me #4: Cliché Characters

April 2, 2014

It’s hard to come up with characters who are believable yet don’t sound like every other character out there. It’s especially easy to fall into this trap with certain archetypes,…