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July 2010
- Whap! Pow! Zing! – How Can You Tell if Your Story Has Emotional Resonance?: If a story doesn’t resonate first and foremost with you, why think it will ever be able to touch a reader?
- Why Your Character’s Motive Matters: Creating a character who acts in exciting and larger-than-life ways is wonderful, but unless this character also has a reason for these actions, he will ultimately fail to capture readers’ attention.
- 6 Reasons a Premise Sentence Strengthens Your Story: Crafting a good premise sentence is valuable for a number of reasons.
- Is the Thesaurus Your Friend?: Some writers consider the thesaurus their secret weapon; others regard it as a crutch.
