Category: How-To Guides
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Excerpt from Chapter 3: The Loneliness Trap (And How to Disarm It) This is the bully’s secret weapon. Bullies often target people who are on their own. They want you to feel like you have only two choices: Put up with their mean behavior. Be completely, totally alone. This is a trap. The truth is,…
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Real people are messy. We’re walking, talking bundles of contradictions. A character who is purely good or purely evil is not only boring, they’re unbelievable. The key to creating a believable character is to find their central contradiction. A ruthless CEO who volunteers at an animal shelter every weekend. A shy librarian who has a…
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Many people think the act of writing is just getting the words down, but for me, writing is truly rewriting. This is where the real work—and the real magic—begins. I break my editing into distinct passes to avoid feeling overwhelmed. The Cooling-Off Period: I never edit a piece immediately after I finish drafting it. I…