The importance of non-verbal communication in character development.
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Category: The Craft
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The Solitary Writer
Occasionally when I hear someone say that writing is a lonely business, this picture forms in my head of a writer in some distant white field with a flock of words.
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Overcoming Writers Block
We’ve all experienced that panicky moment when we stare at a blank page and freeze, our normally overly imaginative brains suddenly going silent. Or worse – we open up an […]
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There Are No Rules for Writing
I enjoy reading how other authors write–and what they enjoy about their writing process. What works for them. But that’s the key thing: What they enjoy writing about their writing process.
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Writing About Food
How to depict taste, smell and texture on paper.
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Why My First Book Was a Memoir
I’m always surprised when one of the very first questions I am asked is why I chose to write a memoir.
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Why is Reading Out Loud Important?
Verbal critique groups build valuable skills every writer needs.
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Beyond a Critique Group…
How can a critique group have so many members and still be of value to writers?