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One Thing Readers Hate

Alan Watt | Posted 12.31.2011

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Alan Watt

Coincidence lacks conflict. Sure, they occur in our lives every day, but in a story, coincidences are generally a problem.

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Writer Wednesday: Do You Need A Sympathetic Heroine In Your Novel?

Stella Duffy | Posted 11.28.2011

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Stella Duffy

I'm not sure when the 'sympathetic character' became a necessity for modern authors. Certainly the Brontës didn't feel constantly pressured to write sympathetic characters, or they'd never have got away with Mr. Rochester

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