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Motivation Thesaurus: Helping a Loved One Who’s Hurting Themselves

August 5, 2017

Motivation Thesaurus: Helping a Loved One Who’s Hurting Themselves

August 5, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

Six Smart Ways Indie Authors Can Collaborate When Marketing

August 2, 2017

Six Smart Ways Indie Authors Can Collaborate When Marketing

August 2, 2017

When it comes to marketing, shouldering the weight of writing, editing, researching, publishing, and promoting alone can be exhausting, especially when our industry is growing more crowded and competitive by…

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Escaping Certain Death

July 29, 2017

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Escaping Certain Death

July 29, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

One Simple Technique to Improve Your Writing in 10 Minutes a Day

July 27, 2017

One Simple Technique to Improve Your Writing in 10 Minutes a Day

July 27, 2017

It may seem like a too-good-to-believe promise, but you really and truly can improve your writing with one short, simple exercise, in 10 minutes a day: Rewriting the work of…

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Finding Friendship or Companionship

July 22, 2017

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Finding Friendship or Companionship

July 22, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Achieving Spiritual Enlightenment

July 15, 2017

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Achieving Spiritual Enlightenment

July 15, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

Angela Looks Back: Why We Must Invest If We Want a Writing Career

July 13, 2017

Angela Looks Back: Why We Must Invest If We Want a Writing Career

July 13, 2017

One thing I am terrible at is taking the time to glance back at this writing journey of mine. Usually, my gaze is fixed ahead on whatever is next and…

Suspense in Stories: the Big Tease

July 11, 2017

Suspense in Stories: the Big Tease

July 11, 2017

Suspense is one of the storyteller’s biggest teases. It’s a state of waiting, of growing unease in the reader. Most stories consist of raising questions and delaying the answers. Suspense…

The Write Life: How To Enjoy Summer and Still Be Productive

July 8, 2017

The Write Life: How To Enjoy Summer and Still Be Productive

July 8, 2017

When you live in a place like Canada where summer can be, er, fleeting, you feel enormous pressure to get outside and DO STUFF. And heck, no matter where you…

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Reconciling with a Family Member

July 1, 2017

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Reconciling with a Family Member

July 1, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…