Sharpened Words

Icon for the Characters unit: the image is of two hands reaching for each other, nearly touching. “1.00” is overlayed in bold black text.

Characters are the vessel through which to tell your story. You may have the most original plot of the age, but without interesting characters to populate it, many readers will close the book. This is why Characters are the first major unit we’ll tackle here!

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A link might help out! 😬
www.sharpenedwords.net

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Still shot of Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein shouting, “It’s alive!”

The site is now live!! The first four blog posts are up for your eyeballs 👀

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Sharpened Words is a blog for aspiring authors looking to hone the craft of fiction writing, spearheaded by writer/editor @tananaphone.bsky.social. Writing books is hard at every stage. There are no certain rules, no dumb questions, so make a cuppa and pull up a chair. Let’s talk about writing.

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