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WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®

Helping writers become bestselling authors

Character Flaws

Writing Antagonists Readers Can’t Help But Like

Use Conflict to Target a Character’s Soft Spots

How to Draw Readers in Through a Character’s Choices

Does Your Story Need More Conflict? Tap this Powerful Source

Changing Your Reader’s Perspective

Balancing Your Cast of Characters

What Is Your Character’s Emotional Shielding and Why Does It Matter?

The Author’s Guide to Redeeming Villains

Why You Should Side-Write Your Protagonist’s Origin Scene

Dropping Breadcrumbs: How to Show a Character’s Emotional Wound Through Behavior

4 Ways to Fix a Boring Story

Identifying Your Character’s Primary Attribute

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