Fiction Writing Exercise: The Internal and External Struggles of Your Characters – by Melissa Donovan… on Writing Forward: In order to develop a truly compelling character, it’s critical for an author to know what the character wants and what’s standing in the character’s way. If you want to create a complex character, identify an external goal […]
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Five Grammar Habits Every Writer Should Adopt – by Melissa Donovan… Posted on July 12, 2021 by Chris The Story Reading Ape on Writing Forward: Can you imagine a nutritionist who eats exclusively at fast food restaurants? A personal trainer who never exercises? A writer who can’t be bothered with grammar, spelling, and punctuation? In […]
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Short stories, flash fiction, novels, and novellas: there are countless stories floating around out there — and those are just the fictional works. It’s no wonder writers get frustrated trying to come up with a simple concept for a story. One look at the market tells you that everything has been done. But what makes […]
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