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Why every fictional character needs a personality test
Why every fictional character needs a personality test
… and so do you.
RJ Verity
May 13, 2018
First draft finished…
First draft finished…
… it's just the beginning
RJ Verity
May 11, 2018
With a little help from my new friends
With a little help from my new friends
Why every writer must join a writing group
RJ Verity
Mar 15, 2018
The third act
The third act
And how to create a cliff-hanger…
RJ Verity
Mar 1, 2018
Getting inside my protagonist’s head
Getting inside my protagonist’s head
What is he thinking?
RJ Verity
Feb 1, 2018
Putting my story on the grid
Putting my story on the grid
With a lot of help from Shawn Coyne’s Story Grid
RJ Verity
Jan 11, 2018
A time for reflection
A time for reflection
And why it’s important to stop what you’re doing
RJ Verity
Dec 28, 2017
The (hi)story is in the detail
The (hi)story is in the detail
How much research is enough?
RJ Verity
Dec 7, 2017
A left or right day?
A left or right day?
It’s funny how things turn out.
RJ Verity
Nov 2, 2017
Learning to transform as a writer
Learning to transform as a writer
The Acherontia Styx — or lesser death’s head hawkmoth — has a bad reputation, mostly due to the skull-like markings on its back. It is no…
RJ Verity
Oct 19, 2017
The festival of families
The festival of families
They unite us and tear us apart
RJ Verity
Oct 5, 2017
The long and the short of it
The long and the short of it
It’s good to finish something
RJ Verity
Sep 7, 2017
Conflict — who needs it?
Conflict — who needs it?
… we all do.
RJ Verity
Aug 24, 2017
Sub plots and characters and arcs… oh my!
Sub plots and characters and arcs… oh my!
… and how many should I have?
RJ Verity
Jul 24, 2017
Pen to paper at last…
Pen to paper at last…
… well… almost
RJ Verity
Jun 29, 2017
Character building stuff
Character building stuff
And will anyone actually like my protagonist?
RJ Verity
Jul 7, 2017
Getting over my water buffalo anxieties
Getting over my water buffalo anxieties
Finding that work-writing groove
RJ Verity
Jul 15, 2017
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