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Month: April 2018

The Emotional Craft of Fiction: Why Writers Should Read this Book

April 29, 2018 Tamar Sloan

The advice to read craft books is a good one. Writing has many layers, from the nebulous theme of your story, right down to the

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How to Show and not Tell Intelligence

April 22, 2018 Tamar Sloan

Although the concept of intelligence and what exactly it means for a person to be intelligent are the subject of considerable controversy and debate, it’s

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Developing a Character with a History of Sexual Assault

April 15, 2018 Tamar Sloan

There’s many things I love about the landscape of writing, but one of the most wonderful discoveries is the breadth of knowledge out there waiting

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Paranoid Personality Disorder: Psychological Disorders for Writers

April 8, 2018 Tamar Sloan

Personality disorders are fascinating. They have their very own section in the Diagnostic Services Manual, Fifth Edition (the psychologist’s and psychiatrist’s bible when it comes

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The Importance of Mental Health Research When writing Fiction

April 1, 2018 Tamar Sloan

I’ve mentioned before that I believe we’re all psychologists at heart. The study of the human psyche fascinates us all because it gives us a

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