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April 11, 2020
Walkabouts of the Great Wyrm: Part Five
"No one knew how old it was, or how long it had been there. By all accounts, it had simply always been there..." Walkabouts of the Great Wyrm, Part Five | @MDellertDotCom
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April 8, 2020
Three Ways to Create Interesting Characters
What are some tips that will help me create interesting characters for my stories? Three Ways to Create Interesting Characters | @MDellertDotCom
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April 1, 2020
How Do I Write Better Characters?
Characters are the bread and butter of fiction. Without characters, our stories just become a collage of details without conflict or purpose. How Do I Write Better Characters? | @MDellertDotCom
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March 25, 2020
Why are structures important in literary works?
The literary theory of structuralism and how it applies to literary objects of all kinds at every level... Why are structures important in literary works? | @MDellertDotCom
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March 18, 2020
Why should writers measure their ROI?
"Writers should measure their investment so that they have a sense of the value of their work..." #WritingLife #BusinessOfWriting Why should writers measure their ROI? | @MDellertDotCom
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March 11, 2020
Keeping Track of Moving Pieces
"What is your technique for keeping track of all your characters/plots?" #WritingTips #ProjectManagement Keeping Track of Moving Pieces | @MDellertDotCom
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March 4, 2020
Write Anything
"Is it better to 'just write anything' when one is in a writing funk?" Write Anything | @MDellertDotCom #WritingLife #WritersBlock #Discipline #Passion
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February 27, 2020
Walkabouts of the Great Wyrm: Part Four
"Timgad Atrebatos hadn’t come all the way from Sasana City just to sit in a cold, damp peat-bog on a foggy winter morning. It stank of marsh gas, and the damp had soaked through the seat of his trews. He wanted a warm fire and a flagon of spiced wine..." Walkabouts of the Great Wyrm, Part Four | @MDellertDotCom
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February 26, 2020
Historical Fantasy Worldbuilding: How Much Is Too Much?
"Before writing a fantasy novel, how much history do authors need to create? Should you know the history of your world from the very beginning? Where do you start?" #Fantasy #Worldbuilding #WritingTips Historical Fantasy Worldbuilding: How Much Is Too Much? | @MDellertDotCom
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February 20, 2020
Walkabouts of the Great Wyrm: Part Three
"The unlimited, the boundless, the hunger that was never satisfied. He loathed it. He feared it. Anguish and agony, the clench of his pangs. He snarled and roused himself, yelped as the left middle hip twinged, then he growled. He would eat the very stones of the Abred if only it would sate him." Walkabouts of the Great Wyrm, Part Three | @MDellertDotCom
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