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Diana Stout MFA Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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Tag Archives: #IWSG
Failures – Part IV: 7 Lessons of Failure as a Writer
This blog was originally published April 4, 2018, on my Only for the Brave blog, which has been eliminated as I decided to merge the two blogs. Because failure is an important part of success for writers and everyone else, I … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Blogging, Failures, Inspiration, Motivation, Persistance
Tagged #Iamwriting, #IWSG, #WritersLift, #WritingLife, Blogging, Diana Stout, failure, writing
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The Surprising Secret of Developing Characters
“It’s character pain that engages readers, that makes them turn the pages. The suffering, the action, the pain.” Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Motivation, Plotting, writing
Tagged #creatingcharacters, #Iamwriting, #IWSG
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Personal Traits and Deepening Characters
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group July question: What personal traits have you written into your character(s)? Personal Traits & Deepening Characters Currently writing a romance series of seven novellas, I’m starting the first draft of the fourth novella, Buried Hearts. … Continue reading