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4 Surefire Ways to Make Readers Dislike Your Story Characters

4 Surefire Ways to Make Readers Dislike Your Story Characters

4 Surefire Ways to Make Readers Dislike Your Story Characters There are many components to writing a great novel. Creating dynamic characters is one of them. While we read for many different reasons and at different times, we still want characters with whom we can identify, even in some small way. Whether we're laughing with

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Why Do Writers Hire Editors When They're Going the Traditional Route

Why Do Writers Hire Editors When They’re Going the Traditional Route?

Why Do Writers Hire Editors When They're Going the Traditional Route? Many people wonder why a writer would bother hiring a freelance book editor when they're going the traditional route. Isn't it the publisher's job to handle the editing? That may be so for some publishers, but most publishers today are straying from the old

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