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The Balancing Act: Keeping Your Series Fresh for New and Existing Readers

May 23, 2017 Brian Freeman 0

The Balancing Act: Keeping Your Series Fresh for New and Existing Readers I have a photograph of myself taken years ago inside a hotel room in York, England, where I’m reading Peter Robinson’s novel In a […]

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Giving Characters Their Own Voice

April 22, 2016 Brian Freeman 0

Giving Characters Their Own Voice As long as there have been creative writing classes, aspiring authors have received the same advice: Write what you know. Unfortunately, unless you know a lot — and even if […]

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