So Your Character is From Portugal … Featuring Marta @ The Book Mermaid, Catia @ The Girl Who Read Too Much, & Joana @ Bookneeders

It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a …

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Sass versus Subtly: A Discussion about the Popularity of Snark

Sassy and snark. I’ve never really cared for these descriptors, but these are popular buzzwords these days. Characters across media, especially on Pinterest and Tumblr, are praised for their sass and snark. Am I the only one that has a problem with that? For years, I’ve actually cringed when someone calls my characters sassy or …

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Beautiful People #27: Cohen (Silhouette)

It’s time for this month’s Beautiful People! Yay! This is a link-up hosted by Paperfury and Further Up and Further Inwhere you answer questions about your characters. I participated in Beautiful People for the last three years every month. Pretty crazy. XD This link-up has been just so helpful with character development.  Cohen is a new character I’m …

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So Your Character is from Italy … Featuring Emily @ Little Black Sheep

It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a …

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So Your Character is From Bolivia … Featuring Rebekah DeVall

It’s time for this week’s So Your Character is … Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a …

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How to Prevent Writers Block and How I Cope with Lack of Motivation

Writers block doesn’t bother me anymore. I’ve mentioned that on this blog several times. I’ve figured out some preventative measures that have really helped me get past it. The two things that do get me are: I’m Tired  Mental Health I struggle with depression and anxiety and I’m human so I get tired. These I …

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So Your Character Has a Broken Bone … Featuring Hannah England, Morgan Richert, and Christian Johnson

In this special edition of So Your Character Is … I’ve asked various people tell their stories about when they broke a bone. I’ve never broken a bone myself and many a time we want our character to break a bone, but we have some questions that firsthand experience answers best. There aren’t any graphic …

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