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Tag: Characters

October 27, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

In Defense of Disaster Main Characters, a guest post by Susan Azim Boyer

Disaster MCs can frustrate — or even exasperate — readers precisely because they seem to make the same mistakes repeatedly. So why do we write them? I talked to four of my fellow debut authors, and here’s what they had to say.

January 14, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Tough Terrain: Why & How I Craft Story for Connection & Compassion, a guest post by Heather Mateus Sappenfield

By reading books that explore difficult issues, kids have the opportunity to learn about, experience vicariously, and practice mentally, these hard subjects in nurturing ways, preparing them for positive encounters later in life.

December 6, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Under Cover Research, a guest post by Daphne Benedis-Grab

According to Matt,* a fourth grader at my school who often pops into the library to chat, I am a spy. I am also being spied on.

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People don’t fit into neat boxes so I don’t think we should force characters into them, either.

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October 29, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

So many people want to chide a girl or a woman for being angry. So few want to ask her what she’s angry about.

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