Wednesday, January 28

Who are you really? 52 questions to go deeper with characters

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Laurel Garver
Photo credit: GaborfromHungary from morguefile.com Characters ought to be more than a name and job title, like Joan Bunderson, special operative or Kyle Kowalski,...

Wednesday, January 21

Channel your inner reporter: using interviews to strengthen your fiction

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Laurel Garver
I'm a big advocate of talking to real people as part of your routine research for novel writing. Internet research and books can be a good starting place, but these sources can't...

Tuesday, January 20

Schedule shift

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Laurel Garver
I've decided to move my regular weekly posting day to Wednesdays. See you tomorr...

Tuesday, January 13

Get yourself on your side: developing better habits

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Laurel Garver
Photo credit: pippalou from morguefile.com  Habit formation is always a hot topic in the new year, when many make resolutions regarding behavior changes...
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