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Tag: fiction writing

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?

October 2, 2018October 5, 2018 Matthew Arnold Stern

The villain’s journey

September 25, 2018June 15, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Why I love writing fiction

November 27, 2016September 2, 2017 Matthew Arnold Stern

NaNoWriMo 2016: What exactly did I win?

Not that type of Roman
September 16, 2016May 30, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Why I can’t write a roman à clef

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