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	<description>Fantasy &#38; Horror Writer</description>
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		<title>Published a Hub on Naming Fantasy Characters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ask WHY When Creating Characters for Fiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a novel or short story you need characters that seem as real as possible and act in ways that make sense to the reader. Some people make a grand production of creating characters, filling out a 25 page character sheets, writing character episodes and even drawing artwork of their characters to get a real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiction Writing: How to Write Your Character&#8217;s Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an article by my close friend, Melanie, about writing character&#8217;s thoughts in fiction.
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		<title>What are Some Fantasy Characters You Should Never Write About</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Fantasy fiction is one of the most popular speculative genres available. Store bookshelves, movie marquees and Internet fiction sites are full of tales of magic and surrealism. When learning how to write fantasy fiction many people start with the old standbys of Tolkien-esque and Dungeons &#38; Dragons lore. If you find yourself reaching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Avoid Writing a Mary Sue Fiction Character</title>
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No More Too Perfect, Save the World, Unbelievable Characters
 Mary Sue characters are found in much beginning fiction, especially fan fiction. They are to be avoided at all costs. But what is a Mary Sue character, and why are they bad?  Beginning fiction writers often have trouble creating believable characters. Some seem to create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Create a Fan Club for Your Fiction Character</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fan clubs happen wherever a character or personality catches the public&#8217;s interest. Fiction characters such as Harry Potter have many fan clubs where people talk about the character, pretend to be the character, and write fan fiction about the character. It is a fiction writer&#8217;s dream come true. If a fiction writer can generate enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write Fairies in Fantasy Fiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Beginning fiction writers often have trouble creating believable characters. Some seem to create fiction as an extension, or escape, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write Fairies in Fantasy Fiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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