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By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Quick—what’s your favorite book from your childhood? The first novel I remember sweeping me away and capturin...

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By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Choose the right flaws and weaknesses to round out your characters. There's an old saying: "I'm ...

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By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Not all novels need to be written. Is yours one of them? Right after my third novel was published (2011), I h...

Critique By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy WIP Diagnostics is a weekly column that studies a snippet of a work in progress for specific issues....