Character Emotion: Show Don't Tell
Because emotion is so important to successful writing, writers need to think about it. And never is this truer than in creating our characters. ...
Writing for Children Blog
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With over 100 published books and magazine articles, Jan delivers first-hand knowledge on how to sharpen, submit, and market your writing. Jan’s articles explore inevitable writing struggles and offers tireless strategies and techniques to support you in reaching your writing goals.
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First Steps in Character Creation
Character creation involves building your person from scratch. So, jumpstarting character creation often benefits from creative boosting tricks.
Can You Have Adult Characters?
Most children's books contain adults. What they don't do, or don't do often, is feature the adult characters. But the adults are there.
Building Characters from Scratch
People are interested in people. This is true in books as well as in life. So, let's look at what you really want to aim ...
PLOT: Terrific Twists and Turns
Building a plot twist can prove even more difficult than just plot. See what Jan Fields has to say about the way plot twists can ...
