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A Sophisticated Form of Writer’s Procrastination
ByMartha Alderson October 29, 2009

Two On-going Plot Phone Consultations in a row, with two separate writers, each of whom suffers from a…

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antagonists | Character flaw | character traits | exotic world of the middle | Key scenes

First Draft versus Rewrites
ByMartha Alderson July 8, 2009

I twittered recently about how at first writers often give their full attention to one plotline alone. Subsequent…

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antagonists | Historical Fiction | research | ticking clock

History Provides the Perfect Antagonist
ByMartha Alderson April 3, 2009

A writer I’ve been working with on an on-going basis picked a unique time in our country’s history…

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adversity | antagonists | Blockbuster Plots for Writers | NaNoWriMo | Plot tips | The Middle

Plot Tips for NaNoWriMo Writers
ByMartha Alderson November 18, 2008

30 days hath November. I fear pulling out my tricky little formula for determining the parameters of your…

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