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Conflict: The Foundation of Character Development

3/18/2020

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Conflict: The Foundation of Character Development, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, Character conflict, an essential aspect of any great story. It is thanks to character development that the characters we dislike in the beginning become the characters we enjoy in the end. It is character development that challenges many beginner writers, but not anymore!  Here is how you can use conflict to create character development.
Character conflict, an essential aspect of any great story. It is thanks to character development that the characters we dislike in the beginning become the characters we enjoy in the end. It is character development that challenges many beginner writers, but not anymore!

Here is how you can use conflict to create character development.

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How You Can Write a Brilliant Backstory

3/11/2020

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How You Can Write a Brilliant Backstory, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, Backstory is one of the greatest tools you can use in your writing. You can use it to give characters reason for their actions, a reason to be in your novel. It can be used to foreshadow events, develop characters and intrigue the reader. Yet, there are common mistakes writers make.  Here is how you can write your perfect backstory!
Backstory is one of the greatest tools you can use in your writing. You can use it to give characters reason for their actions, a reason to be in your novel. It can be used to foreshadow events, develop characters and intrigue the reader. Yet, there are common mistakes writers make.

Here is how you can write your perfect backstory!

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How You Can Write Better Dialogue in 5 Steps

3/3/2020

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How You Can Write Better Dialogue in 5 Steps, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, Dialogue, much like any part of writing a novel, has its own challenges. There are many examples of dialogue falling flat, of dialogue being used for small-talk and other unnecessary conversations. I have organized this 5-step process to ensure you get a grip on great dialogue.  Let’s jump into it!
Dialogue, much like any part of writing a novel, has its own challenges. There are many examples of dialogue falling flat, of dialogue being used for small-talk and other unnecessary conversations. I have organized this 5-step process to ensure you get a grip on great dialogue.

Let’s jump into it!

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