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How Do I End This Thing?

  How can I end this story in a way that’s unexpected and inevitable? This is the third question from my blog on the Write Conversation, Plot Problems Solved in 3 Questions. The first two questions are explored in What Would My Character Naturally Do? and How Much Worse Can …

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What Would My Character Naturally Do?

Recently, I posted a blog on the Write Conversation about three questions to ask when we seem to be having plot problems: Plot Problems Solved in 3 Questions. One of the commenters asked if I had a similar checklist for each of the three main questions. Jay, I’m so glad …

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The Write Conversation

This week, I am honored to be posting a guest blog on Edie Melson’s The Write Conversation. My subject: Being a Perfectionist Writer. Here’s the link: http://ow.ly/Bq2B5 

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