Break them or keep them? if you have followed me for any length of time you know that my opinion on writing rules and like that is pretty strong. Rules of writing- we hates them, precious They have their purpose, of course, to instruct the rank beginner so that they don’t fall into crevices and crevasses. But there comes a time, dear friends, when a writer has to know when to use the rules and when to break them. I am one of those. After writing over a million words (that’s what the rule says!) I can say I am

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The main character of The Magik Scarf is Alyssa Chance Oh. Recently, I spent time interviewing her for story’s sake as I write the next book, The Alliance of the Grim. What can an interview do? They can be very helpful. For instance, an author interviewing their character can learn all about their childhood(which I did experience). And also, learn why they like things or dislike things. The picture above was taken on one of my jaunts into the woods, and I could imagine her there with me as I trudged along because she told me the woods were her

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