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Guest Post: Brian D. Anderson and Strong Females

Brian discusses HOW THE FANTASY GENRE READERS HAVE CHANGED AND CREATING STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS.

Find out what he has to say on my official blog: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/08/guest-post-brian-d-anderson-and-strong.html

Added by Mark Miller on August 27, 2012 at 8:32am — No Comments

Adding Character Description

I’ve decided to do a short series of posts on description. It seems many writers forget to either add description to their scenes or simply hate writing it. They also neglect to add any character descriptions to the narrative.

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Added by Sherry Soule on March 17, 2011 at 5:26pm — No Comments

Staff 5 First Impressions for Your Main Characters

Explore the ways main characters can meet on Oasis for YA.

Added by Sheri Larsen on July 7, 2010 at 8:19am — No Comments

Secondary Characters

As I wait out these storms that have had the tornado sirens running amok all night last night and all day today and apparently all night again tonight, I decided to get a little writing done.

I am working on a breakdown for a secondary character. He is not a main player but he is a strong second. Things that he does moves the story along and changes its direction. He is a favorite person to the main character so he almost qualifies as a… Continue

Added by Kim Smith on May 1, 2010 at 10:16pm — No Comments

Staff Great post for fantasy writers and others that are world-building

Had to share this incredible post geared toward fantasy writing but helpful to anyone incorporating world-building into their novels. I found this very timely as I'm trying to go back through book 1 and make sure I didn't write myself into a corner on anything, as well as make sure I know the important parameters of my world.

The post is written by YA author Kristen Cashore. Hope it helps!

The Writer’s Page

Hot Dog, Katsa!

by Kristin Cashore

The… Continue

Added by Jessica Capelle on January 9, 2010 at 5:25pm — No Comments

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