Susan Furlong I love to read. I’m also a busy mom, so I don’t have much time, or patience, to…
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Antagonizing the Protagonist
John M. Floyd One of my favorite quotes about writing came from author Margaret Lucke. She said, “You can’t protect…
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Sasscer Hill This author believes that properly staging each scene of a novel is vital, and the first scene the…
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Paula Gail Benson I write short stories. For me, two pages may be a fifth of the tale I’m telling.…
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James M. Jackson I strive to write openings that resemble a hunk’s rippling abdominal muscles: strong, taut, and without a…
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