building frustration
a shortage
of construction workers

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How to Make Characters Three-Dimensional

Today’s sophisticated readers generally demand that your stories contain three-dimensional characters, that is, a protagonist who behaves like a real person and who probably grows by learning …

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How to write a novel synopsis for a lit agent

If you want to sell your novel to a publisher or get a literary agent to represent it, you’ll ultimately need to write a synopsis, or a brief summary of what occurs in your story. It typically is s…

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Like all the men
who came before
my resolve began to #waver
when I sampled
the exquisite flavor
of her luscious lips
for a quickie dessert treat

Like most flash enchantments
this was an empty transaction

Sweet but unfulfilling

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Haiku 3-23-2026

Fleeing high tide spray Winged warbler wandering flight All through nightsong land #dailyhaikuprompt Warbler High Tide #haiku #poetry…

direct warbler waves
#endorse my endorphins with
high tide limbic wash

#dailyhaikuprompt Warbler High Tide
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seeking an endorsement
the dog drops a treat
on the floor

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Add Reader’s Guide to End of Your Novel

Readers who have reached the end of your novel are prime candidates to talk about your book. One great way to encourage them to do so is by adding a reader’s guide. This provides some boost to…

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Show me the creature
of absolute certainty
with rock hard steadfastness
buoyed by #unwavering conviction
and swaggering confidence
mixed with a sense of arrogance
that doubt can never penetrate
and you will have found in your midst
a stubborn close minded zealot

#poetry #vss365 #poem