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Input Needed: Vote for Your Favorite Character

Posted onOctober 21, 2021October 12, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

Which character do you want to follow into their fictional future? Vote now. Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation IslandTagsCarol Newman Cronin, characters, Ferry to Cooperation Island, writing

Why Siblings Help Us Understand Our Characters

Posted onSeptember 14, 2017November 7, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Siblings hold up a mirror that reflects back our true self. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, characters, fiction writing, Island Shell Game, siblings

Walking in Other Moccasins

Posted onJune 8, 2017May 30, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Writing fiction from a different chracter’s perspective usually leads to insights about the story itself. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, characters, fiction, writing

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Character Names: The Choice

Posted onMarch 2, 2017February 21, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin5 Comments

Names matter, but they also have to be instantly recognizable on the page. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, characters, fiction, names, writing

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Avoiding Lloyd: Know the Bad Guy

Posted onJune 23, 2016August 24, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

Keep your favorite characters close, and your least favorite ones closer. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsantagonist, Carol Newman Cronin, characters, imagination

Story Parenting

Posted onFebruary 1, 2012July 15, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Am I Raising my Characters, or are they Raising ME? Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, characters, imagination, Where Books Meet Boats, writing

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