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Tag: Characters
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.
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.
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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On Writing For Children (When You Aren’t One), a guest post by Sabrina Kleckner
People don’t fit into neat boxes so I don’t think we should force characters into them, either.
Wild Swans and a Hymn to Anger, a guest post by Laura Weymouth
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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