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June 2009

• Characters: Likability Is Overrated: Learn why readers connect with imperfection in characters, more than perfection.
• Don’t Let the Big Words Die: Authors can encourage the growth of vocabulary and use it to enhance their writing.
• Eliciting Emotion: Discover what drives emotion in fiction and how to elicit it in readers.
• Branded: Negotiating Consumerism in Fiction: Two reasons to avoid specifying common and popular consumer names in your fiction.