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Character Outline: Portraying Realistic Teenager Fears

by MKMarketing | Aug 18, 2014 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing

7 Techniques for Building (ahem) Conquering Teen Fears – The Back-To-School Edition School is often the mainstay milieu of YA and NA protagonists. Building story tension, we authors can freely add conflict upon conflict, but one emotional stake is shared among...

“How I Evaluate Full Manuscripts” (Porn for aspiring authors)

by MKMarketing | Sep 17, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Freelance Writing, Guest posts

You’ve finished your manuscript. You took an online class about preparing the perfect query and pitch for your beloved manuscript, the result of countless months and/or years of laborious love. You spent hours online researching the perfect agent–that one...
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