Meg Dowell
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My Characters Aren’t Getting a Happy Ending
Everyone deserves to experience a happy ending. It might take a few tries to get there.…
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![[DISCUSSION] When Is Your Best Time to Write?](https://megdowell.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nrdiscussiontemp-9-6-15.jpg?w=650)
[DISCUSSION] When Is Your Best Time to Write?
I used to be able to wake up early, before I turned 23. It’s like a…
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Solution Saturday: My Plot Is Way Too Complicated
Take one look at your story. What do you see? An epic maze of plots and…
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Just Write: An Interview with Songwriter Jacqie Brooks
Putting ideas into words is a writer’s greatest thrill. He or she will never pass up…
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Themes and Motifs, Explained by Harry, Dumbledore and He Who Must Not Be Named
Trudging back to our English major roots today to discuss themes and motifs, concepts that can…
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How A Flat, Minor Character Accidentally Became a Major Villain (Midweek Novel Update #16)
Nothing ever happens the way you expect it to. Not even when you’re the one supposedly…
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How to Write a Lot (without Burning Out)
In the professional writing world, it pays—sometimes literally—to be able to write a lot in a…
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At 70,000 Words, I’ve Learned a Few Things About Writing Daily
It’s very rare that I self-implement a goal to write every day when it’s not November…
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![[DISCUSSION] If No One Else Ever Read What You Wrote, Would You Still Write?](https://megdowell.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nrdiscusstemp-8-30-15.jpg?w=650)
[DISCUSSION] If No One Else Ever Read What You Wrote, Would You Still Write?
When first asked this question alongside hundreds of other writers, probably in a forum somewhere or…
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Solution Saturday: I’m Afraid of Failing
You love writing. Even if you’re not the best, you just love sitting down and playing…
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