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    Emotional Rescue

    By Cole Matthews

    Ahhhh!  The plot is thickening.  The characters have developed perfectly.  You have balanced your pace so there is riveting action, informative scene setting, and a richness to your tableau.  Everything seems to be going so well, and yet, your beta reader drops a bomb on you.  "It's just falling flat."   What are you supposed to do?  Where do you turn?  How can you enrich and round out your characters?  How about a little emotional rescue?  Let's try filling in the back story of y
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Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 1 - Oct. 7)

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Writing World

Story Parallels

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Horrible Prompts

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Of Gratitude, Goofing Off, and Good Times

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Gay Authors News

Ask An Author 3.0 #33

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'A Nobleman's guide to seducing a scoundrel' by KJ Charles

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Gay Authors News

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