October 21st, 2020
Dead and Un-dead Darlings
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Barbara Linn Probst | Writing Craft
by Barbara Linn Probst
Kill those darlings.
We all know the cliché (actually, it was Faulkner, not Stephen King, who coined the phrase) and, accepting its wisdom, do our best to kill those beloveds no matter how much it hurts. Sentences, paragraphs, whole scenes get deleted, leaving a cleaner and stronger narrative.… Read the post
February 24th, 2020
10 Ways to Make the Reader Care about Your Protagonist
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by Tiffany Yates Martin
Imagine you’ve been given a fabulous vacation—a trip to Bali, a luxury cruise of the Nordic countries, an adventure vacation across Asia, an African safari. The only catch is that you have to go with a pre-selected travel companion, and you have to stay with that person the whole time.… Read the post
June 12th, 2019
A Fresh Look At "Writing What You Know"
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by Barbara Linn Probst
Before I became a writer, I taught students who were getting advanced degrees in clinical social work. One of the questions that always came up was whether a clinician could effectively counsel someone if she didn’t share their experience.… Read the post
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