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Tag: fiction writing

Violent woman attacking a child.
May 30, 2024June 6, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

“Oh, must it all end in violence?”

My turn with the sarcastic Wonka meme
March 25, 2024March 31, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Wonka vs Wonka and the problem with overly likable characters

My novel Amiga (L) with The Roof Above by Gail Dwyer
February 9, 2024February 23, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

Learning from other authors

This school is the subject of several of my recent novels.
June 11, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

How to write about the past

Jenna Moreci's book and mine
February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

Shut Up and Write the Book: Does it work?

What does representation truly mean?
September 21, 2022 Matthew Arnold Stern

Mermaids, representation, and white authors

Trump supporters at a rally (photo by Michael Anthony)
August 14, 2022 Matthew Arnold Stern

Can you still write a sympathetic character you disagree with?

America's Next Great Author
August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Matthew Arnold Stern

Do I really want to be America’s Next Great Author?

Person working on laptop. Image by Lukas Bieri from Pixabay
February 7, 2022July 15, 2022 Matthew Arnold Stern

Tips on writing in first-person

Angry about something
November 6, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Writing a sympathetic character you disagree with

Ticket stub from Will Rogers Follies 1992
September 20, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

The night I saw Donald Trump (and fit it into a story)

Whatever floats your boat...
August 30, 2021September 8, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Of human bondage

January 21, 2020May 30, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Cars and fiction

September 12, 2019 Matthew Arnold Stern

Fiction and economics

January 18, 2019December 3, 2019 Matthew Arnold Stern

Is there a right way to write a novel?

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