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Entries Tagged as 'character development'

ACE Writers Presents – Time to Write

May 7th, 20091 Comment

You may have a book that is just on the verge of ready to send to the publisher, but you want to know what gets your book published, before you send it off. You know there are secrets that must be revealed somewhere… It’s right here – the secret 7 to publication. You’ll find the [...]

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Tags: Contemplation · Novelists · character development · motivation

Love Your Villian – Character Development

April 10th, 2009No Comments

Characters – How to Make Your Reader Love Your Villain Billy picked up the kitten and stroked the soft fur. He gently held the kitten against his chest and felt the delicate purring vibrate through his leather jacket. The sun drifted across the sky and still Billy stood, leaning against a fence post, stroking the [...]

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Tags: Writing · character development · lessons

Write Stellar Fiction

December 27th, 20081 Comment

Page Turner Action with Characters You’ll NEVER Forget By Jan Verhoeff Action takes place so fast, at such an intense rate that you find yourself sitting on the edge of your seat, reading each word with your lips, and gripping the edge of the book so tight your knuckles are white in the fiction thriller [...]

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Tags: Novelists · Tips · character development · novels

Upgrading Your Short Stories to a Book

November 14th, 20081 Comment

Have you ever decided your short story should be longer and your story should be a book? A few days ago, I revisited a short story I’d written and decided it really needed to be “something more” so I pulled it off the Internet so I could edit the story. I’ve added a few characters, [...]

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Tags: character development · lessons · novels · short stories

The Muse – Conference Online

October 13th, 2008No Comments

Off to a delightful start, the Muse Conference Online is moving and groovin’. I love the forum this year. It’s the second year and it’s working out quite well. My portion is on character development.  So, first project is to write yourself as a character and make yourself MEAN. Write the BAD Guy story as [...]

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Tags: Conferences · Purpose · Visibility · character development · lessons

How to Write a Novel

September 9th, 2008No Comments

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Tags: Novelists · character development · staging · write dialogue

Bring Characters to Life…

August 31st, 2008No Comments

Occasionally, I offer some interesting Ebooks that might be of interest to writers of various genre. This particular one will be of interest to anyone who writes dialogue and adds characters in their books, stories or articles. For more information go to Characters and read about the ebook, “Bring Your Characters to Life”.

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Tags: Links · character development · lessons · write dialogue