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The Writing / Editing Job Roll » 03/01/2008 Writing Jobs and Links — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:49:52 +0000

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By: Brett Legree

Brett Legree — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:14:06 +0000

@ RLD – I’ll remember that one…

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By: RLD: Taekwondo Happiness

RLD: Taekwondo Happiness — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:57:49 +0000

Geeze, I leave for a weekend and look at all that I miss!

@Brett – the correct answer is “I am not worthy”, followed by bowing. You men-folk get it wrong every time…

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By: James

James — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:02:25 +0000

@ John – Yup. And that discussion is coming up in our series.

By: John Hoff

John Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:59:47 +0000

That's a great idea Catherine! Get to know your character and their background, even if not put in the story. John Hoff's last blog post..The Art of Persuasion (Part 1 of 3)

By: Brett Legree

Brett Legree — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:04:10 +0000

@ Lindsey – umm, I can’t really say anything here! This is one of those things like the “do I look good in this dress” questions. The wrong answer is whatever the man says…

(I know, I answer it incorrectly, every time, even after 10 years of marriage. The safe thing to do is take a bite of a sandwich or something, and then mumble your answer…)

@ John – you sound like my long lost brother!

As far as why your strategies don’t work. Hmm. The force is strong in our wives, our Jedi mind tricks do not work…

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By: CatherineL

CatherineL — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:58:56 +0000

Harry – great points – especially re: concentrating on the character. When I first tried to write novels, I set out with some great plot ideas, but the characterisation came last. And as a result, the characters just didn’t come across as real.

Concentrating on the character and their surroundings is important isn’t it? An exercise that I’ve found useful is to think of ten random objects – then write down what those objects mean to the character.

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