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EPISODE · Dec 15, 2023 · 27 MIN

Episode 91 - The benefits of a buddy, and Willa Cather and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

from Essential Guide to Writing a Novel · host James Thayer

Adding a close friend for our story's protagonist offers many benefits.  Here are some thoughts on buddies.  And: how did novelists Willa Cather and Nathaniel Hawthorne work?  Plus, techniques for avoiding interior monologue when our character is alone in the scene.  And: should we write the story that's loudest in our head or should we aim for the market?Support the showBuy the master class.

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