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Craft ID/ology with Tere Michaels
Our IDs are all about instant gratification! It’s specific and primal, and we want what we want...now. Why we write what we write matters as much as anything else. Our passion, satisfaction, and contentment with our stories can mean the difference between an idea that sparks and dies and a...- TereMichaels
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Character Writing Dialogue with Tere Michaels
Dialogue is an important part of books—whether it’s lighthearted banter revealing character or stoic words hiding real feelings. Characters must sound real and yet talk in a way that conveys their feelings, thoughts and moves the story along—and the truth is, that can often be at odds! How do...- TereMichaels
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Genre What Fan Fiction Gets Right and What We Can Learn from It with Tere Michaels
Many writers in publishing have made their way from the world of fan fiction, either as readers or writers. What does fan fiction get right – why does it hold so much attention and what can writers learn from its creation, its tropes, its emotional power and its passion? We will take a...- TereMichaels
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Craft You Can’t Copyright Tropes: But You Can Make Them Your Own with Tere Michaels
Tropes are both the building blocks of our writing and the magical potion that can take “been there, read that” to “omgincomprehensablewordsofhappy.” How do we take something that’s been done before and make it our own? First, we need to work out why certain tropes attract readers and what...- TereMichaels
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