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  • Make Way for Freelancers

    ByCheri Fuller Reading Time: 3 minutes

    When I began the journey to become a working writer, I took a freelance writing course taught by Kathryn Fanning at the local library. Week by week, I learned from Kathryn how to study the markets, identify what topics I was qualified to write, query magazines with the article ideas, write and submit my work….

  • A Villain’s Bio

    ByLaurel Thomas Reading Time: 3 minutes

    Big and hairy, green teeth dripping with goo. You get the idea. It’s a villain. No matter what he, she or it looks like, a bad guy’s primary goal is to shut down the good guy. The protagonist needs to make forward motion and for whatever reason, the villain disagrees. In good fiction, the bad…