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  • A Look at 8 Key Male Archetypes for Your Novel

    A Look at 8 Key Male Archetypes for Your Novel

    November 21, 2016

    While we don’t want to create cookie-cutter stereotyped characters, learning about archetypes can be tremendously helpful in character development. We’ve…

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  • Developing a Strong Novel Concept Starting with an Archetype

    Developing a Strong Novel Concept Starting with an Archetype

    November 14, 2016

    We’ve been starting to explore archetypes on Monday’s section on novel writing. I talked about some of the basic archetypes…

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  • How to Create a Powerful Image System for Your Novel

    How to Create a Powerful Image System for Your Novel

    November 10, 2016

    On Throwback Thursdays, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive. Today’s post comes from How Novelists Can Create…

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  • 4 Ways to Subtly and Tastefully Present Theme in Your Novel

    4 Ways to Subtly and Tastefully Present Theme in Your Novel

    November 9, 2016

      I find it curious that when I do a Google search for theme in fiction or novels, it’s hard…

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  • Questions to Help You Come Up with Archetypes and Character Arcs

    Questions to Help You Come Up with Archetypes and Character Arcs

    November 7, 2016

    Why would a writer plan to use archetypes when crafting a short story or a novel? Because archetypes bring tremendous…

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  • Turn the Core Idea of Your Novel into an Image System

    Turn the Core Idea of Your Novel into an Image System

    November 3, 2016

    On Throwback Thursdays, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive. Today’s post comes from Getting to the Core…

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  • Using Archetypes to Create Powerful Characters in Your Fiction

    Using Archetypes to Create Powerful Characters in Your Fiction

    October 31, 2016

    What makes great novels great, more than any other thing, is great characters. And while there are no simple instructions…

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  • Writing Fiction with a Filmmaker’s Eye

    Writing Fiction with a Filmmaker’s Eye

    October 27, 2016

    On Throwback Thursdays, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive. Today’s post comes from How Novelists Can Use…

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  • Layering 10-20-30 Scenes in Your Novel

    Layering 10-20-30 Scenes in Your Novel

    October 24, 2016

    We’ve spent quite a few weeks taking a look at the ten key scenes a variety of writers have offered…

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