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We all have something going on

Not only in real life.

David Gane
David Gane

None of us are immune. There’s always something on our minds, worrying us, giving us hope, and moving us in a direction.

We can apply this to the characters in our stories. Not just your main characters and your villains but every single person that crosses the page.

Every one of them is on a separate mission. They are the main characters in their own stories.

And the beauty of fiction writing is that we can share any or all of these stories.

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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