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Home2016October
October 11, 2016
Confessions
by Karen Yakey

“You Be You!”: Letting My Characters Do What They Want, for the Most Part

Why do I let them do this?  Because it’s better than sitting there with a raging case of writer’s block, that’s why. Have you ever tried to reason with a 2-year-old?  It doesn’t usually work out in your favor, does it?  It’s frustrating and ultimately exhausting.  Well, I find sometimes that dealing with characters you’ve […]

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