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Tick, Tick, Boom! Raising the Stakes to Raise an Agent’s Interest

June 9, 2024 //  by Barb Roose//  9 Comments

It’s summertime, so let’s talk stakes. Not steaks, which we could talk about, especially if you’re planning a 4th of July cookout. Today, let’s discuss an essential ingredient of storytelling that makes the difference between an agent emailing you back …

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Character–Is That Me I See?

March 27, 2009 //  by Etta Wilson//  Leave a Comment

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Location: Books & Such office, Nashville

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Interviewers often ask authors about the connection between a fictional character and the author’s mother, father, husband, wife, child, and the author him or herself. Just last …

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Characters–Cardboard or Electric?

March 24, 2009 //  by Etta Wilson//  9 Comments

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Location: Books&Such office, Nashville

Weather: 70s and breezy

One thing is clear–a whole lot of people are writing about “fictional character development”! According to Google today, there are 372,000 entries for that topic. Reading a few of …

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Character Creation

March 23, 2009 //  by Etta Wilson//  8 Comments

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Location: Books & Such office, Nashville

Weather: Low 60s and spring buds high and low

Some recent reading has caused me to think a lot about the role of character in our writing. The time-honored rule in …

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