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Winding down 2012: some thoughts on Harry

As many of you know, because you were following along on twitter with #HPAlways, I recently reread the Harry Potter series. All seven years. Back to back. I knew I wanted to do some sort of recap post when I finished, and now that I’m here finally typing it, I don’t know where to start....
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A Scrivener tutorial: character worksheets and freeform corkboard

Today we’re taking a look at character and setting worksheets in Scrivener, as well as how the application can be used to help brainstorm visually. (What, you didn’t know you could brainstorm visually in Scrivener? I didn’t either until recently, but then I discovered the freeform corkboard. It’s pretty nifty. Watch and see.) I’m thinking...
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Best of 2011: YA girls & boys

This post is part of Sarah Enni‘s Best of 2011 Blog Circus. Up today: the top five girls and boys to grace the pages of YA in 2011. I think dimensional, realized, layered characters are a big deal. If I am unable to connect with a character while reading, the book will ultimately fall flat...
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On NOT knowing my characters, and why it works for me

Everyone says “know your characters,” but I don’t like to know my characters, at least not fully. Let me explain. I’ll start with a confession: I despise character worksheets. I think they are the worst type of pre-writing homework. I’ve tried to like them. Years ago, before I started writing my first novel, I used...
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