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Month: November 2017

To Adverb or Not to Adverb

That is the question.

Authors get a lot of conflicting advice about whether adverbs are good, bad, or the scourge of the earth.  Some top authors recommend against using any adverbs, while a number of bestsellers contain copious amounts, and the debate rages on.  Knowing how to use adverbs is about developing judgment to figure out how they effect the style of your piece.

Beware the Anti-Pollyanna

How does an author craft a memorable fictional character?  Authors have asked this question for hundreds of years.  Having an exciting plot is an asset to a story, but a story needs well-developed characters to make it exceptionally readable.  No one wants to read a book populated by flat or boring characters.

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