Margaret Owen joins the Lit Service Crew to chat about character stakes, both personal and existential, and how to build them up so your readers minds explode (but not because there are thousands of planet-killing weapons waiting to declare war.)
Margaret is the author The Merciful Crow, The Faithless Hawk, and Little Thieves which just barely came out this week as of this podcast publishing. It is a fabulous twist on Grimm's The Goose Girl with lots of scamming, teasing, and a girl cursed to turn into jewels if she cannot give back the things she's stolen and you should check it out.
If you would like to see the chapter we critiqued with all our notes, go here.
To learn more about Margaret, buy a copy of the book, and see the fun character art and comics she's illustrated herself to go with Little Thieves, visit her website.
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Bonus Episode: Query Examples with Charlie Holmberg
3.8 Brick by Brick (but only the bricks that matter) with Nicki Pau Preto
3.7 The Query Monster
3.6.5 Bonus Q&A with Charlie Holmberg and Brian Lee Durfee
3.6 Surviving your First Novel
3.5 Pacing your Backstory
3.4 Writing from your Heart with Emily R. King
3.3 The Anatomy of a Fight Scene with Tricia Levenseller
3.2 The Art of Misunderstanding with Kelly Barnhill
3.1 The Need for Evil
2.20 Horror Elements with Dan Wells
2.19 Crucibles with Kathryn Purdie and Ben Grange
2.18 Writing Original Characters
2.17 The Fantastic First Chapter with Ben Grange
2.16 YA Thrillers with Karen M. McManus
2.15 Brainstorming with Ben Grange
2.14 Subplots with the Lit Service Crew (reunited!)
2.13 Improving Your Craft with Rosalyn Eves
2.12 Hanging Lanterns with Ben Grange
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