In preparation for a plot talk for children's writers and the SCBWI San Francisco/South region last Saturday (FYI: this is a post …
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Use Setting to Deepen Readers’ Appreciation Of Your Protagonist’s Character Emotional Development
A story is about a character transformed over time by the dramatic action. To make this character transformation more dramatic, …
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Internal Goals versus External Goals
Every character wants something. You (and your character) must decide what she is willing to give up to achieve her goal. This …