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November 2009
- 4 Reasons I Quit Writing Exercises: I argue that keeping a writing-exercise journal is an ineffective, inefficient, and occasionally even detrimental habit.
- How to Kill a Character – And Avoid Hate Mail: When your story demands you kill a prominent character, how do you tap into the power and pathos without infuriating your readers?
- Top 7 Reasons Readers Stop Reading: This week, I decided to take a highly unscientific poll in an effort to discover the most common reasons a reader stops reading.
- 6 Reasons Not to Listen to Your Critique Partner: How do you know when to heed criticism? How do you know what’s worth listening to? You can start by asking yourself the following six questions.
- 11 Dichotomous Characters – And Why They Work: Take a look at the following list of classic characters and the dichotomies that made them so memorable.
