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Craft Chat Podcast with Robin Hobb talking about character differentiation. Very useful!

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I am taking a break from writing today to do housework - the joy of it! - and listening to writing podcasts. Writing excuses is my favourite and they have a brilliant one with guest Robin Hobb talking about character differentiation. Very useful!

11.Bonus-01: Characterization and Differentiation, with Robin Hobb

@Emurelda hope it helps with your characters. :)
Very interesting - thanks for sharing this Sea-shore. It is another reminder for me how we have to work on our craft - essentially putting a lot of effort and cunning wiles into making our writing work on the page and in the reader's mind through the words we use.
 
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