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4 Ways to Write Deeper with Personification

Personification is efficient – it captures a big idea with just a few words. Here are four ways to use personification to create an immersive and emotionally deep experience for your readers.

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What’s My Motivation?

Eldred "Bob" Bird shares his thoughts on motivating characters by using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a vehicle for change.

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Ways of Seeing, Ways of Writing

"To be a writer, I have to watch. I need to notice, take in, and respond to the world around me—in multiple ways, not just from a single perspective. Imagination, purpose, and voice guide me." - Barbara Linn Probst

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Authors Are Not Your Competition

Other authors aren’t the competition, they’re assets. They can help you find your audience, build your readership, and cross promote for a win-win.

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People Watching During a Pandemic

The New Normal that the pandemic has cause doesn't have to cripple your creativity. Inspiration can still be found, it's the focus that's changed.

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