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Episode 177 - The description double duty technique.

28 min•8 augusti 2025

Good descriptions of characters should do double duty: they can let the reader know what the character looks like and the description can also suggest something about the character's personality.  Here are examples and thoughts on double duty descriptions.  Also, how Alice Walker works. 

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Episode 217 - Why and how to practice. And Edgar Alan Poe.
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