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Lahna Greene
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Accepting Feedback with Grace
Receiving feedback on novels can be painful, but we can all work to show more grace in our comments.
Lahna Greene
4 min read
A Protagonist's Safe Place
Identifying and using a protagonist's safe place can help give them depth.
Lahna Greene
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Brainstorming the First Draft
This brainstorming session encourages writers with tips to dig deep into their first drafts.
Lahna Greene
5 min read
Redefining Character Motivations
As an artist and author, I suffer from a permanent condition that threatens to keep me stagnant. I can express it in many ways, but I'll...
Lahna Greene
5 min read
Enhancing Characters: Past Pain
When I was little, I adored plush toys. Teddy bears are classic for most kids. My favorites? Dragons and dinosaurs. They were often...
Lahna Greene
3 min read
Family: A Loaded Word
The word "family" can elicit more emotion than most others. Some people have large families while others never knew their birth parents....
Lahna Greene
5 min read
Character Development: Emotional Surprises
No one is immune to deep-rooted emotional triggers. Thanks to the fact that we all have light and dark moments from our pasts, a boring...
Lahna Greene
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Story Development: Gratitude
One of my fellow volunteer ladies has a beautiful heart that shines the brightest during Christmastime. She prices household and...
Lahna Greene
4 min read
Fifty Thousand Words
What is it like to write over 50,000 words in less than a month? It's not quite as straightforward as baking bread, but the process is...
Lahna Greene
4 min read
NaNo '23 Week 6: Countdown to Pencil Pricks
I don't often do minimalist art, but the results do often surprise me when I try. For my Inktober challenges, I prefer to force myself...
Lahna Greene
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NaNo '23 Week 5: More Pencil Pricks Prep
Prepping a novel is similar to planting seeds. Before I try to grow a particular plant, I need to know the conditions the seeds require...
Lahna Greene
5 min read
NaNo '23 Week 4 Exercise: What Place is This?
Worldbuilding isn't just essential for stories set in hovering mountain ranges or arid cities on distant planets. Each character needs a...
Lahna Greene
5 min read
NaNo '23 Week 3 Exercise: Plots and Spots
Sunrises inspire me as much as a blank page. They're the hope of a new day, a new novel on the horizon—but the unknown can be...
Lahna Greene
5 min read
NaNo '23 Week 2 Exercise: Shaping Characters
This week's exercise is all about characters. No one wants to pick up a book and within the first few chapters, think something like, "I...
Lahna Greene
5 min read
NaNo '23 Week 1 Exercise: Pencil Pricks
During my last volunteer shift at the charity thrift store, these paper-wrapped pencils came in a donated clothing sack. I could expound...
Lahna Greene
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Characters: Half Developed
Every now and then, a hilarious donation comes through the charity thrift store where I volunteer. This little gem happens to be half our...
Lahna Greene
4 min read
Characters: Vulnerability
Early this morning, hubs glanced out the front door window and saw this. A tiny fawn had lost its mother and decided to take refuge in...
Lahna Greene
4 min read
Character Exercise: Pet Peeves
For this exercise, I brought along a companion. I love my artist pens. This is Khona, a friend's boxer mix. Her lip often gets caught on...
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