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The Never Ending Search for a Great Villain By Becky Martinez

To be a writer is to be constantly on the lookout– for new ideas to incorporate into stories, for new friends who might provide new insight, for old methods that you might decide to give a try in new ways. As writers we should always be examining the world around us and looking for fresh …

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Making your Voice Resonate with Readers By Romy Sommer

“Unfortunately the voice didn’t resonate with me.” My heart sank as I stared at the screen. This was the third agent rejection my precious book had received, and I’ll admit this one really stung. I could live with “love triangles don’t sell” or “the market for movie star heroes is already over-saturated.” But this was …

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Timely and Timeless by Pamela Jaye Smith

“We have all been there, done that, and some of us have the t-shirts. We depend on our writers to explain what it all means.” – Anonymous Being a writer is about being a creator. You get to make the world. Most of the time most of us want to create memorable story worlds that …

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First Chapter Responsibilities: What your story opening needs to achieve by Sandy Vaile

First chapters are POWERFUL. They can stop a shopper from casually flicking through the pages to see how the story ends and a publisher from tossing it in the slush pile bin. Readers are searching for a story beginning that grabs their attention, surprises them and makes them curious to the point of desperation to …