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P.G. Wodehouse: Master of the POV

P.G. Wodehouse: Master of the POV

Humorous, Book Business, WritingEmily H. JeffriesJuly 20, 2016The Story Grid, Tim Grahl, Shawn Coyne, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Noises Off, musicals, Rogers and Hammerstein, CinderellaComment

The Jane Austen Approach to Guarding Your Heart

The Jane Austen Approach to Guarding Your Heart

Virtue, FemininityEmily H. JeffriesJune 15, 2016Jane Austen, Dating, Guarding Your Heart, Mr. Darcy, Elinor Dashwood, Marianne Dashwood Comments

The Unspoken "One Parent Rule" of Storytelling

The Unspoken "One Parent Rule" of Storytelling

StoryEmily H. JeffriesMay 18, 2016Disney, princesses, parents, dystopian, Fantasy, The Fault in Our Stars, The Hunger Games, The Holy Family Comments

When Storytellers Don’t Know a “Bad” Choice from a Wrong One

When Storytellers Don’t Know a “Bad” Choice from a Wrong One

Christianity, Story, VirtueEmily H. JeffriesMay 11, 2016Story grid, Shawn Coyne, Good acts, Evil acts, Storytelling, Morality, Ethics Comments

How NOT to Hire an Editor for Your Manuscript

How NOT to Hire an Editor for Your Manuscript

Book Business, RevisingEmily H. JeffriesApril 27, 2016Editing, Editors, Copyediting, Content Editing, Email, First Pages, First Draft, Manuscript, Foter.com Comments

Crafting Plot: How to Deliver and Surprise

Crafting Plot: How to Deliver and Surprise

Story, WritingEmily H. JeffriesApril 13, 2016Story grid, Shawn Coyne, Tim Grahl, Creed, Obligatory Scenes, Plot TwistComment