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    Character development

     Q&A with Angela Meadon author of Strong Medicine part 2
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Books, Character development, News, Publishing, Tips for Writers, writers
    Posted August 20, 2016

    Q&A with Angela Meadon author of Strong Medicine part 2

    How do you go about developing a character? I think every major character must have certain aspects to their personality in order for them to become real in my mind, […]

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