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    Trusting the Reader
    Dana Glossbrenner
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
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    The Pitfalls of Writing Contests: A Case Study
    Dana Glossbrenner
    • Sep 15, 2017
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Saving the Cat
    Dana Glossbrenner
    • Oct 26, 2016
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Where'd You Get Those Characters?
    Dana Glossbrenner
    • Aug 6, 2016
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Choosing a Title (and losing my mind)
    Dana Glossbrenner
    • Jan 21, 2016
    • 2 min

    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...
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