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What mistakes did pro writers make as newbies? Here are 7 mistakes.

Find the transcript at this link. Also mentioned: Fiction Sales Copy, a course offered by Dean Wesley Smith & WMG Publishing & his nightly blog. WMG Courses on Teachable

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4:14 /3 Stages to Build a Relationships: The Tripod / Discovering Characters March 29, 2023
Continuing Last Episode’s Focus on the Couple Bond / Relationships Relationships of Choice are built in three stages. The bond between a couple is not driven solely by instinct or chemical pheromones. It is not mere attraction of the eyes. The links of the bond are formed by more than common association. An enduring Relationship […]
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4:13 / Relationships: Contract vs.Choice March 22, 2023
Marriage by Contract rather than Choice. Matchmakers. Divorce. Contracted Relationships, the legal contract of the Marriage Ceremony, and the Dissolution of the Marriage Contract is the focus of this episode as we venture into the Relationship section of Discovering Characters. Couples and the bonds that change individuals into couples are the focus of the first […]
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4:12 / 4 Last but not Least Primaries / Discovering Characters March 15, 2023
In our look at Jungian archetypes for primary characters, we have four that are the most unexpected of all. These four can become surprising protagonists. As antagonists, they seem pathetic--until we realize that we deal with these conflict-creators every day of our lives. It’s the 4 Last but not Least Primaries. Contents 0:39 Intro 1:12 […]
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4:11 / 4 Bright Lights or Hot Messes / Discovering Characters March 8, 2023
When we study character analyses, we’re often left with the sense that these discussed protagonists and antagonists are masculine rather than feminine. In this episode, we’ll look at women in the leadership position, positive forms as well as negative. Women can burn brightly, illuminating all around them, or can burn themselves up when they fall […]
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4:10 / 4 Unheroic Heroes / Discovering Characters March 1, 2023
Our last episode examined the 4 Classic Hero Leaders who can become protagonists with developed personalities and flaws. Skew them sideways, and they become antagonists. The same will happen with the 4 Unheroic Heroes that are the focus of this episode: Warrior, Creator, Magician, and Sage … or looking at them as antagonists, Tool, Dreamer, […]
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4:09 / 4 Types of Leaders / Discovering Characters February 22, 2023
Celebration! We’ve achieved 150 episodes since we began podcasting in 2020. We check-in with new and upcoming releases. Then we launch into this week’s episode. 4 Types of Leaders Whether protagonist or antagonist, our central character is a leader. The question is What Kind of Leader? We have the 4 expected types, 4 unheroic heroes, […]
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4:08 / Boxing Characters to Build Foundations / Discovering Characters February 15, 2023
Boxing Characters helps the writer explore the many sides of their characters … so those characters come alive on the page and don’t change personalities in the center of the story. After all, the greatest of all writing crimes is to betray the reader by having characters change on them. Plot holes and unsurprising twists […]
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4:07 / Reaching the Psyche of Protagonists and Antagonists / Discovering Characters February 8, 2023
What happens when a story idea strikes? If we don’t start with the central character, then very quickly our minds will focus on that single character. Our minds will swirl around a scenario and the character who controls our perspective of that scenario. Any character can serve as that central focus. We writers decide who […]
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4:06 / Characterization / Basic Terms pt 2 / Discovering Characters February 1, 2023
What details do we writers need to manipulate for the readers to see and understand our characters? This unfolding view, presented in scattered snippets throughout our stories, is Characterization. Herewith, 6 ways plus 2 pairs to develop your characters (did I just call gin rummy?) as well as a bit on Non-Primary Characters. Contents 0:39 […]
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4:05 / Perspective / Basic Terms pt 1 / Discovering Characters January 25, 2023
How do we present the story to our readers? This question is often asked on social media. Should I write in first person? Deep Voice? Limited? All of these are the narration of the story through a character’s eyes and opinions—or more than one characters’ eyes and opinions. This is Perspective, viewpoint, point of view. […]
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