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By: Cristen Iris
July 9, 2019

How to Avoid Writing a Boring Novel, Memoir, Business, or Self-Help Book

In life, we never achieve anything meaningful without overcoming some fear or wound from our past an...
By: Cristen Iris
June 8, 2019

An Interesting Story Requires an Interesting Antagonist: Example from Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Underground Railroad, offers an excellent ...
By: Cristen Iris
May 5, 2017

6 Query Letter Must-Haves

If you want to sell the idea of your novel to a literary agent or small press’ acquisition edi...
By: Cristen Iris
June 5, 2016

Don’t Rush the Plot

As a developmental editor, I look for many things when I evaluate a manuscript. Point of view (POV) ...
By: Cristen Iris
April 5, 2015

How to Develop Fictional Characters

HOW DO YOU DEVELOP FICTIONAL CHARACTERS WHEN YOU WRITE? Marlie Harris, a fellow Boise area writer, s...
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