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Naming Names

By Laura Drake In the spirit of full disclosure, the seed for this blog was something I read over on Writer Unboxed about quirky character names. It got me thinking. I don’t know about you, but character names are as important to me as my titles . . . you don’t go messing with them […]

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Writing Naked Will Take You To The Top!

A guest blog by Tiffany Lawson Inman Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to Laura Drake for inviting me to join WITS today.  And a BIG congrats on her 3 book deal!  Even though she’s a big star now, I hope she signs up for another one of my classes 😉  Hint hint. There it is. […]

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Myers-Briggs: A Tool for Authors and Other Humans

   Allow me open a window to your personality, as well as  your character's. If you already know all about the Myers-Briggs Personality Test and the sixteen personality types, you can skip down to the stars, below. I'm no psychologist and I want to remind you that while I find this interesting, I'm a mathematician first and […]

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Kiss Your “As” Goodbye!

Margie Lawson A heartfelt THANK YOU to Laura Drake for inviting me to be her guest today! The title should read: Kiss Some of Your “As”s Goodbye. But including the words, some of, diluted the power. No way I’d opt to dilute power. If you’ve taken my Big Three writing craft courses, you know how […]

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The Business of Character Engagement

by Jenny Hansen A while back, I was doing social media for the accounting firm I work for part-time and I came across the following tweet: Leadershipfreak Dan Rockwell - A no string attached book giveaway on today's post: 9 Questions that enhance engagement" http://bit.ly/rtNRQO Hmmm…I’m a writer. I’m interested in "engagement"...particularly as it relates to my […]

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