Mary Vee: Use the Fodder from Life Experience to Craft Great Stories
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Mary Vee: Use the Fodder from Life Experience to Craft Great Stories

Use the Fodder from Life Experiences to Craft Great Stories There was a story or two from my high school literature classes in which the author gave a voice to a main or minor character with mental health issues. Think autism or an adult with the mind of a child. Each one brilliantly written. Great…

Penelope Powell: Together for Good
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Penelope Powell: Together for Good

The idea for Together For Good started forming before I finished A Powerful Voice. She appeared in that story as Gloria’s friend. As a contrast to Gloria’s character, Laney was good-natured and optimistic, though she was no stranger to loss. Readers might’ve picked up on hints of a story behind Laney’s romantic interests, which birthed…