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Writing Flawed Characters: What We Can Learn From the Failures of Captain Marvel

Matthew Roland It is a truth widely acknowledged that a character’s flaws are much more interesting than any abilities they might have. Iron Man’s suit of armour is the stuff of awesomeness, but let's face it: if he didn’t start his journey as a self-absorbed jerk who...

How to Write When Your Writing is Too Awful to Continue

For each chapter you write, your hope of creating a great story is slashed in half. For each page you write, three pages are deleted.For each sentence you write, another tear is shed.You want to turn the awesome ideas in your head into a physical book in your...

3 Steps to Choosing Your Next Writing Project

Millions of ideas are floating in your brain and scattered on paper. Half-finished projects galore are on your computer, and one sole heart is overwhelmed. Does this sound like you?  Creative types continually jump from one project to the next, a new idea...

How to Write Everyday – 12 Accountability Strategies to Keep You on Track

You want to be a writer.You want to write a novel.You want to own a stack of books with your name on the inside flap.Alas, your writing is about as consistent as your flossing habit.Many of us master the dream and goal-setting part of writing a novel. But no matter...

Breaking The Mold

Making your characters their own people.  By Eric Johnson Developing characters is one of the most important things...

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