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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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One Powerful Perspective that Will Keep You Writing

March 4, 2018 Tamar Sloan

I originally wrote this post a couple of years ago for a different blog I had started. It was called Blue Mood, and it was

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When Your Character Loses a Loved One to Suicide

September 17, 2017 Tamar Sloan

It was R U OK? Day here is Australia this week, an annual day in September dedicated to reminding people to ask family, friends and

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The Psychology of the Character Wound: Understanding the Negative Core Belief

August 27, 2017 Tamar Sloan

Character wounds are the foundation of a strong, memorable character. Why? Because they make characters complex, authentic (I challenge you to find me a person

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Overcoming Negative Feedback

August 13, 2017 Tamar Sloan

I had a fellow writer email me not that long ago. She’d just found out that she didn’t finalise in a competition and was feeling

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Therapy for Writers: The Origin of Your Inner Editor

July 2, 2017 Tamar Sloan

I have an inner editor. She keeps up an inner monologue in my head when I’m writing – usually the whole time. When I’m thinking

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When Life Gets You Down: Therapy For Writers

May 28, 2017 Tamar Sloan

I’m going to wager that many, no most, writers have some strong commonalities. We all have responsibilities outside of our writing. Pretty much every one

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When Your Character Creates their World: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

February 26, 2017 Tamar Sloan

There’s an old Russian story about a prince that ruled back in the tenth century – Prince Oleg. It was prophesised by the pagan priests

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A Writer’s Greatest Fear

February 19, 2017 Tamar Sloan

I don’t think it matters what stage of your writing you’re at, it strikes every writer. The newbies, the seasoned, the struggling, the best-selling. Every.

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