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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 co...

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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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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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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 advan...

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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 expec...

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