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January 23, 2020 8 mins

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Highlights:

  • I want to experience the pleasures and sorrows of life through the page.
  • It’s no small feat to make a reader feel what your character is feeling, and much of my drafting and revision time is spent making sure I’m getting it right.
  • If something isn’t working emotionally in your story, go back to what came before. To what hurt your character. To what they need or fear.
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