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Posts by Robbie Goodwin‭

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Q&A Do I need to have a degree to become a writer?

Of course not. Who suggested that you might? To be a writer you need, basically, first imagination and then talent. All other things being equal - which almost never happens - anyone with the sam...

posted 6y ago by Robbie Goodwin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A I am overplotting my story - how can I figure out what is necessary and cut out what isn't?

Who says it’s too complicated, with too many characters? Would you tell that to Tolstoy or Tolkien or Martin? Either way, what’s the absolutely basic outline? “Boy meets girl” sounds too extreme f...

posted 6y ago by Robbie Goodwin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What does the death of a fictional character mean?

I don’t understand why main protagonists are ever killed in serials or in series… Robin Hood; King Arthur, their tales are done but Sherlock Holmes can always be brought back by adding an earlier a...

posted 6y ago by Robbie Goodwin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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