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Trusting the Reader
"Trust the reader." It's great advice. I've also heard it as "Let the reader do some of the work." These comments and others like them...

Dana Glossbrenner
Mar 20, 20202 min read
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The Pitfalls of Writing Contests: A Case Study
Note: PM me if you want to know the contest and its associated workshop that I am hereby boycotting. I have had an awful experience with...

Dana Glossbrenner
Sep 15, 20173 min read
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Saving the Cat
I came across the phrase, "Save the Cat," in a blog on how to salvage a manuscript. It's a plot development technique. I could tell that...

Dana Glossbrenner
Oct 26, 20163 min read
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Where'd You Get Those Characters?
I began to hear the most frequently-asked question right away: “Are your characters based on anyone you know?” Friends who received...

Dana Glossbrenner
Aug 6, 20163 min read
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Choosing a Title (and losing my mind)
As we all know, a title is the first element we see of a written work. A title determines how the reader approaches it, determining...

Dana Glossbrenner
Jan 21, 20162 min read
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