Tag: hero
member name: Pat Bertram
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June 13, 2008 11:40 AM EDT --
The second half of a book is easy for me to write -- I know the characters, their backstories and motivations -- but I have trouble with the front part. My poor hero, Chip, has been running from . . . more
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March 26, 2008 01:25 PM EDT --
New writers often rail against formulas and rules in an attempt to find their own voice, but the rules of good writing and storytelling need not be formulaic. Nor do formulas themselves need to be formulaic. . . . more
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April 14, 2008 11:11 AM EDT --
I need to fill a hole in my work-in-progress. The hero of this apocalyptic novel loses one person after the other until he is alone. (I'm not giving anything away here. I already told you . . . more
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April 02, 2008 10:44 AM EDT --
If you've been keeping up with my articles, you are probably aware that I am writing a tongue-in-cheek apocalyptic novel with a serious theme: how much freedom we're willing to give up for security . . . more
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April 25, 2008 01:27 PM EDT --
Why should I read your novel? Why should anyone? Only you know the answer to that, and you tell us by the story you choose to tell, the characters you choose to create, the themes you choose to develop. . . . more
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