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Month: March 2018
#87: How to Add Visual Elements to Tactile Descriptions
The visual is a hook, a way for the reader to be drawn into the story.
#86: Getting Started in a New Genre
It's hard to push forward through the doubt and tempting to try to wait until you feel more confident, but the way to get more confident is to do the thing; confidence comes with experience.
#85: Trans Characters Coming Out in Historical Fiction
Queer and trans narratives are so often revelation narratives that it's easy to forget there's a lot more to our lives than that.