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EPISODE · Feb 9, 2024 · 24 MIN

Episode 99 - Traps when writing character-driven stories.

from Essential Guide to Writing a Novel · host James Thayer

Character-driven stories--which delve deeply into the hero's change and growth--can be moving and unforgettable for readers but there are traps that we can fall into when writing them.   Here they are, and how to avoid them.  Also, Kurt Vonnegut's technique of making a character want something right away.  And how Joyce Carol Oates works.   Also, the enduring appeal of Anne of Green Gables.Support the showBuy the master class.

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