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Silke’s Story: Phase 2
In developing my “eight-year plan” to become a successful writer, I had to take stock of my strengths and opportunities. Part of that is thinking of who the other stakeholders are. The one group that I’ve neglected too much so far in my journey are readers. Now, keep in mind that I’ve only been published…
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Extracted Insights: Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward
I regularly read books in genres that interest me. Because my current novel is YA fantasy set in space, I turned to Brandon Sanderson’s 2018 novel, Skyward. Here are the writer-focused insights I derived early on: PoV Character Questions (ask these of every scene) what are you doing? what are you seeing? what are you…