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30 Days of Writing: Day Nine

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Barbara McDowell

How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them. The short answer is that they just come to me. For the story I mentioned before that “haunts” me, that character came to me when sitting … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Writing: Days Three to Five

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Barbara McDowell

Here’s my quick catch-up so we can get back on track. 🙂 3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you’re writing about fictional places)? Many times I don’t name where we are in … Continue reading →