Motivation: it can be the factor in your writing that determines how readers perceive your characters. Think of your favorite heroes. Now your favorite villains. Odds are if you thought about their character arcs, you also can figure out their motivation. Solid characters need something to drive them, even if they’re secondary. Because if aContinue reading “Literary Music Lessons: Motivation and Norah Jones”
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The Writer’s Conquest – Level Four: Back to Writing Basics
Welcome to the fourth installment of the ongoing YouTube series for writers, providing all the marketing and writing advice needed to take on the Writer’s Conquest. Going back to writing basics proved quite large, so large that the video has been split into two parts to allow you the time needed to complete each ofContinue reading “The Writer’s Conquest – Level Four: Back to Writing Basics”
Day Four – A Great Sentence, Part Two
Day Four of Swedish Fish, my blog about writing, ambitions, and family.