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Apr
11th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Embracing Conflict in All its Forms · 8:53pm Apr 11th, 2022

Welcome back readers! It’s Monday, and another Being a Better Writer article is upon us! Though first, I do have two bits of news. Don’t worry, they’re both short.

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Aug
4th
2018

Thoughts on Some News: Tor VS Libraries, and the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Relationship · 12:01am Aug 4th, 2018

Hey there, readers. I hope you’re having a good weekend! Mine is looking up. I’ve got some writing to do today (when do I not, right?), but before I dove into it, I really wanted to get a quick post up on some recent news items that have hit recently.

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Apr
10th
2018

Being a Better Writer: Character Matters · 10:18pm Apr 10th, 2018

Nov
11th
2019

Being a Better Writer: Cathartic Characters and Wish Fulfillment · 10:08pm Nov 11th, 2019

All right, readers! Welcome back after another weekend! It’s time for Being a Better Writer once more, and this week we’ve got an interesting topic that I’ve been muddling over in my mind for a while. So it’s a bit of an interesting one.

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May
13th
2019

Being a Better Writer: Taking the Lumps · 9:05pm May 13th, 2019

Apr
4th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Runaway Characters and Script · 10:40pm Apr 4th, 2022

Hello readers! Welcome back! It’s another Monday, and bigger still another month! It’s officially April! So, let’s drop some updates before we get into the meat of things. Starting with some real news about Starforge.


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Oct
2nd
2023

Being a Better Writer: Plot Armor · 6:08pm Oct 2nd, 2023

Welcome back, writers! It’s Monday and you know what that means! It’s time for Being a Better Writer! And we’ve got a pretty fun topic to go over today.

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Jul
25th
2022

Being a Better Writer: How Do We Get Our Readers to Care? · 9:48pm Jul 25th, 2022

Jul
31st
2017

Being a Better Writer: When Characters Fail · 8:57pm Jul 31st, 2017

Nov
30th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Selling Emotion in a Written Medium · 11:48pm Nov 30th, 2020

Jul
24th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Character Drive and Motivation · 7:58pm Jul 24th, 2023

Feb
26th
2024

Being a Better Writer: Uncertain Characters · 9:11pm February 26th

Welcome back, writers! Bit by bit, things return to what’s regularly scheduled. Work on Axtara – Magic and Mayhem has resumed, Being a Better Writer is finally coming at the usual rate again, and I’m kicking out a nasty flu that has long overstayed its welcome.

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Feb
24th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Flanderization · 11:18pm Feb 24th, 2020

Hello readers! First things first, apologies for the lateness of this post! I am still recovering a bit from that con-crud, it would seem, and slept far, far later than I expected to. Right through my alarm, right through everything.

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Aug
2nd
2021

Being a Better Writer: She’s Just Herself, Flaws and All · 10:42pm Aug 2nd, 2021

Sep
12th
2022

Being a Better Writer: A Long-Term Relationship – Part One · 10:01pm Sep 12th, 2022

Apr
24th
2019

Being a Better Writer: Too Unique? · 9:12pm Apr 24th, 2019

Jan
27th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Character Flaws · 11:10pm Jan 27th, 2020

Hello readers! Welcome back to Unusual Things and Being a Better Writer! I trust you all had a fairly good weekend?

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Sep
14th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Using Food · 9:02pm Sep 14th, 2020

A quick reminder to start keeping a list of your ideas for future Being a Better Writer articles! Topic List #15 is almost out of topics, which means there will soon be a topic call and a chance to make your requests for ideas and topics heard!

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Jul
19th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Bias and Growth · 9:41pm Jul 19th, 2021

Nov
8th
2021

Being a Better Writer: The Mary Sue · 10:43pm Nov 8th, 2021

You know, it’s almost impressive it took this long for a direct post on this topic to come up.

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