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Literary Agent, Juliet Mushens on helping readers understand your characters: Motivation is a key part of characterisation – make sure…
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Following a recent hard-drive meltdown (terminal, data irretrievable) I was tempted to write a paragraph or two containing heartfelt advice…
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