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Creating Compelling Characters Across Writing Types
What makes a great character in fiction, nonfiction, and children’s stories?
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John Passfield
While presenting a reading of his book, John and Mother Goose: The Carnival of Tales, John finds himself thinking of verses he came across in a book of Mother Goose nursery rhymes -- obscure verses that he had never heard of, either as a child or an adult. As his attention wanders, John suddenly…
