Okay, I’ll try not to bore myself or you with writing self help posts. But I sure seem to have found my way onto a bunch of blogs that have one top 20 list after another. So here’s a quick post from Donald Maas Literary agency with writing prompts to test your direction.

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• 03 Find any violence in your ms. Delete any shock, fear or horror. Replace with two *conflicting* emotions that are less obvious.
• 02 What’s the most selfless thing your MC does? What good change or effect does that have on someone unexpected? Add that in.
• 01 – What’s the worst thing your MC does? Whom and how does that hurt? Now work backwards, set it up to hurt even more.