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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Overindulging

When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to...


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How to Write Authentic Character Behavior

Some stories stick with us more than others, and why? The characters. They feel so real. How they view life, the way they interact with others, the beliefs that steer them and their reactions to setbacks…it somehow all rings true.

They might be nothing like us. We may not agree with their choices. But even when they mess up, their behavior makes sense....


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Story Beats

Dialogue without anything else on the page feels like a screenplay—all setup for actors who will never arrive. In a film, the actors carry the scene. In your novel, the writing has to do that work itself.

Writers often reach for action beats to fill in the gaps, sprinkling in gestures, expressions, and blocking to break up


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Coping Mechanism Thesaurus Entry: Practicing Forgiveness

When a character suffers emotional pain, the brain’s response is to stop the discomfort, and often this results in a coping mechanism being deployed. Whether it’s an automatic response or a learned go-to st...


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8 Tips for Writing an Unreliable Narrator

We know that reader empathy is vital for maximizing their engagement and helping them identify with the protagonist, but what if that character turns out to be an unreliable narrator?

These characters can b...


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