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Research – Part III: The Strange World In Which We Live

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

(The following is an excerpt from my book Novelsmithing.) STRANGE WORLD WE LIVE IN The world of the novel and the real world are different places. Dialogue sounds different, descriptions fall flat, and the lives of characters demand a sense of … Continue reading →

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Research – Part II: Character, Scene, Processes

Posted on April 2, 2010 by admin

(The following is an excerpt from my book Novelsmithing.) RESEARCHING CHARACTER Research personalities, human behavior (be careful with this, no psychobabble), processes, professions, philosophy, dialects. Research your thematic character’s special wisdom. Perhaps he is an astronomer or a hobo, both of … Continue reading →

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