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Writing Characters: Borderline Personality
As I said in my post on classic narcissists and vulnerable narcissists, messy characters make for great stories. So, here’s the next in my character profile series—writing borderline personality. Traits of Borderline Personality Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is marked by emotional instability and difficulty in relationships. People with BPD have trouble regulating their moods, experience…
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Writing Characters: The Vulnerable Narcissist
As I said in my post on classic narcissists, messy characters make for great stories. So, here’s the next in my character profile series—writing vulnerable narcissists. Vulnerable narcissists are hard to spot and fun to write. A lesser-known type of narcissism is vulnerable narcissism (also referred to as closet, introverted, or covert narcissism). Vulnerable narcissists…
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Writing Characters: The Classic Narcissist
Messy characters make for great stories. I’m starting a series with some character profiles that you can use to build and breathe life into your flawed creation. This post may also be a wake up call if you actually have one of these people in your life. So here is some info on writing narcissistic…
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Storm & Solace on Audiobook
Storm and Solace by author Robin Woods is now available on audio. Check out this highly-rated, fresh take on Beauty & the Beast set in the Viking era.
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Author Appearance, Workshop, & New Book
Have you ever wanted to sit in on one of my writing classes? Well, here is your chance. I’m going to be at the Florence Festival of Books on Saturday, September 23rd. Join me at my author appearance, writing workshop, and grab a copy of my new book.
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Angry Word List
Is your character angry? Use the Other Words for ANGER WORD LIST to add depth and specificity to that anger.
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Writing Pep Talk
Writing regularly takes diligence…and people leaving you alone. Here are twelve encouragements/reminders to get you writing again.
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Graphic Design Tools & Tips
Graphic design tools and tips plus book journaling.
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Interview with JANE YOLEN
An interview with multi-award-winning author Jane Yolen about how to be a productive writer, finding time, origins, and an original poem.
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Writing Organically
Pace is, I think, one of the toughest things to wrap your mind around as an author. The mechanics of writing can be learned; structure can be applied to give a story shape and direction. Tension and conflict can be created through character interaction. But pace can remain elusive no matter how many books you’ve…