Episode 69: John Dalton—Ten Ways of Thinking about Character

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Episode 69: John Dalton—Ten Ways of Thinking about Character

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Jul 13, 2015

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All good fiction is built around a writer’s fascination with made-up people. And as practicing writers, we’re well aware that our characters should be more than “talking heads”; they should have depth and range and complexity. But how does this happen?

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Jul 13, 2015

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Episode 69: John Dalton—Ten Ways of Thinking about Character

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